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POPULATION Flashcards

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1
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Define Birth rate

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The number of babies born each year per 1000 people

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Define death rate

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The number of people who die each year per 1000 people

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3
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Calculate natural increase

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Birth rate - death rate

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4
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Calculate population density

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Population of an area divided by it total area

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5
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Under population causes

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Women became more career minded

Urbanisation

Availability and affordability of contraception

Policy

Reduced infant mortality ( less need to have more children to make up for infants death)

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Under population EFFECTS

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Shortage of workers to produce goods

Less paying tax meaning higher tax

Have to attract migrants

Less development rely on migrants to boost economy

Reply on migrants to boost economy

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Under population SOLUTION

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Creating jobs

relaxing the visa rule

Give benefits to those with children (giving incentives)

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Over population CAUSES

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Better health care

Increased in birth rate

Decreased in death rate

Cultural influences

Religion

Lack of education-contraception

Family planning

Increased in standard of living

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Over population EFFECT

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Air/noise/sea pollution unemployment

Inflation(excess demand)

Congestion

Shortage of hospitals/school

Losing more land

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Over population SOLUTION

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Contraception and birth control

Family planning

Advertising campaign

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Population distribution

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The way in which the population is spread out over an area region country continent or world

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Sparse population

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When not many people live in an area

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Dense population

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When lots of people live in an area

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Fertility rate

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The average number of children a women will have in her lifetime

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Infant mortality

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Counts the number of babies per 1000 live births who die under the age of one

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Life expectancy

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The average age that someone is expected to live within a country

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Population pyramid

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A population pyramid show the age and sex structure of the country.

—> it is a type of graph that is divided into males and females and then age groups

18
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Young dependants

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The number or percentage of the population under the age of 15

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Elderly dependant

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The number or percentage of the population over the age of 65

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Economically active

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The working middle group of population (15-64)

21
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Migration

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The movement of people from one place to another for more than a year

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Rural - urban migration

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People moving away from rural area to urban areas to find jobs and seek a better life style

23
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Emigration

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The movement of people out of an area

24
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Immigration

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The movement into an area

25
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Voluntary migration

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Migration by choice. People may wish to seek a better lifestyle in a different country

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Refugees

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People who must leave their country if they face death due to war

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Forced migration

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Migration that occurs when it is not possible for the people to live in the place of their own origin in fear of death or persecution

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Internal migration

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Movement of people within the country for more than one year

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International migration

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Movement of people from one country to another for more than a year

30
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Asylum seeker

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A person who leaves their country for fear of persecution.They have asked permission to stay and are waiting for a decision

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Illegal immigrant

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A person who enters a country to live and work there without permission

32
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Increase old dependant problems

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High dependency

More pressure on economically active

Less innovative workforce

Less workforce

Need more money to spent on healthcare

Higher tax

More pension

Pressure on healthcare

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