Population

Question 1

Population density

Answer 1

how people are spread out, either densely or sparsely populated

Question 2

Natural increase

Answer 2

birth rate - death rate

Question 3

Doubling Time

Answer 3

it is the number of years needed for a population to double in size. It is found by dividing 70 years by the rate of natural increase (in %). It is expressed in years.

Question 4

Population Momentum

Answer 4

it is the tendency for a population to grow despite a fall in birth rate or fertility levels

Question 5

Population Projections

Answer 5

these are predictions about future population based on trends in fertility, mortality and migration.

Question 6

Forced migration

Answer 6

This is a person who has been forced to flee their home area

Question 7

Pull factors

Answer 7

These factors attract a person to an area

Question 8

Refugee

Answer 8

This occurs when an individual is forced to move area, in many cases to ensure their own survival.

Question 9

Illegal immigrant

Answer 9

This is an individual that has moved to a country in which they are not legally allowed to be.

Question 10

Voluntary (economic) migration

Answer 10

This occurs when an individual makes the decision to move area to improve their living standards.

Question 11

Push factors

Answer 11

These factors encourage a person to leave an area

Question 12

Asylum seeker

Answer 12

Someone who is seeking the legal status of a refugee

Question 13

Internally displaced person

Answer 13

someone who is forced to flee their home and move into another region in the same country

Question 14

Illegal migration

Answer 14

The migration of people into a country illegally

Question 15

Development Displaces

Answer 15

people who are compelled to move due to policies in the country

Question 16

Environmental and Disaster Displaces

Answer 16

move due to the actions of the environment

Question 17

Smuggled People:

Answer 17

moved illegally for profit.

Question 18

Trafficked People

Answer 18

Moved by deception. They are used for the purpose of exploitation and profit

Question 19

Mega city

Answer 19

A city with a population of over 10 million

Question 20

Life expectancy

Answer 20

The amount of time on average someone in a country is predicted to live

Question 21

Birth rate

Answer 21

the number of births per 1000 people

Question 22

Death rate

Answer 22

number of people that died per year per 1000

Question 23

Fertility rate

Answer 23

number of babies per 1000 women

Question 24

Physical factors

Answer 24

natural reasons for migration, e.g the physical landscape

Question 25

Human factors

Answer 25

The impact of the people living in the area. e.g the prospect of a higher standard of life

Question 26

Example of human factors

Answer 26

Higher GDP, Job opportunity and better health

Question 27

Example of physical factors

Answer 27

Mountain ranges creating a hard standard of life

Question 28

Examples of pull factors

Answer 28

Better education in the country

Question 29

Examples of push factors

Answer 29

War in the host country

Question 30

Fertility 7 factors

Answer 30

Location of residence

Education of women

Status of women

Economic prosperity

Need for children

Religion

Health of mothers