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Population Flashcards

1
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What is a natural increase in population?

A

If more people are born than die in a year

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2
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What is a natural decrease in population?

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If there are more deaths than births in a year

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3
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What is the model that helps demographers understand population?

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The demographic transition model

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4
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What is a country in stage one of the demographic transition model?

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Tribes

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5
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What is a country in stage two of the demographic transition model?

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Mali

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6
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What is a country in stage three of the demographic transition model?

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Brazil

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7
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What is a country in stage four of the demographic transition model?

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Ireland

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8
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What is a country in stage five of the demographic transition model?

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Germany

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9
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What are the factors that influence the rate of population change?

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  • Food supply
  • War
  • Technological development
  • Health
  • Education
  • The place of women in society
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10
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What is the pessimistic view?

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The population that will rise at an explosive rate

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11
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What is the optimistic view?

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The view that birth rates will drop due to education and the population will level out

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12
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What is population distribution?

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The way people are spread across a given area

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13
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What is population density?

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The number of people living in a square kilometer

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14
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What is life expectancy?

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The average number of years a person is expected to live

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15
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Problems with high population density?

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  • Overcrowding
  • Shortage of clean water
  • Pollution
  • Lack of open space
  • Low marriage rates
  • Abandonment of agricultural land
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16
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What are two places with a high population density?

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  • Calcutta in India

- Hong Kong in China

17
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What are the problems associated with low population densities?

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  • Low marriage rates
  • Abandonment of agricultural land
  • Political and economic isolation
18
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What are two places with low population densities?

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  • The west of Ireland

- Mali

19
Q

What is internal migration?

A

When people migrate within the same country or region

20
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What is international migration?

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When people migrate from one country to another

21
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What is organised migration?

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The movement of people planned by a government

22
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What is an example of organised migration?

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  • Laois Offaly plantation
  • Munster plantation
  • Ulster plantation

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