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Population and Development Flashcards

1
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physical factors that affect population distribution

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  1. climate
  2. relief
  3. natural resources
  4. soil
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human factors that affect populaiton

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  1. Jobs
  2. War
  3. Services
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how does climate affect population?

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People need moderate climates with enough water to grow food.
Tundra, deserts, rainforests - low populaiton density

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how does relief affect population?

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flat land easier to build on, coasts allow trade, mountains cold and harsh

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how does natural resources affect population?

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can be exploited and sold eg Copper Belt, DRC

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how does soil affect population?

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required for farming and providing food to eat eg Goma, DRC

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how do jobs affect population?

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people live close to work which is decided by proximity to resources, markets and centres of population

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how does war affect population?

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people flee areas of conflict eg Syria leading to population decrease

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How do services affect population?

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good healthcare, education and entertainment encourage high population densities eg NYC

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Reasons for low death rates in developed countries

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  1. access to health and social care
  2. access to pensions
  3. advances in modern medicine
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what is development?

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improvements to people standard of living

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what does a social indicator tell us about?

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a persons quality of life

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what does an economic indicator tell us about?

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the wealth of a nation

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what is life expectancy?

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how many years a person born in a given year is expected to live

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15
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Why can development indicators be misleading?

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They are AVERAGES! eg lower life expectancy in Glasgow than rest of UK

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Where would life expectancy be high?

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Developed countries eg UK, Japan

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17
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What can life expectancy tell us about the level of development in a country?

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  1. Spend money on healthcare
  2. advanced treatments
  3. clean drinking water
  4. nutritious food
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What can a high number of people per doctor tell us about the level of development in a country?

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  1. lack of university level training
  2. poor access to education
    eg Palau
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What can a low number of people per doctor tell us about the level of development in a country?

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  1. privatises health system
  2. profitable business
    eg USA
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what is birth rate?

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number of births per 1,000 women

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what is birth rate like in developed countries?

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low

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22
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what is birth rate like in developing countries?

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high

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what can a low birth rate tell us about a country?

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  1. lower infant mortality rate so women confident children will survive
  2. vaccinations and better healthcare
  3. nutritious food and clean water
    eg Iceland
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what can a high birth rate tell us about a country?

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  1. larger families because children need to work
  2. Lack of widely available contraception and family planning
    eg Niger
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25
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When describing a graph what do we need to include?

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  1. Trend
  2. Data from the trend
  3. Time period of trend
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26
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where is % people employed in agriculture high?

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developing countries eg Niger

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27
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where is % people employed in agriculture low?

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Developed countries eg UK, Japan

28
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What can % people employed in agriculture tell us about the level of development in a country?

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  1. lots of subsistence farming
  2. lack of machinery - more workers
  3. developed countries import food - less workers
  4. low wages - lower quality of life
29
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what is GDP?

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gross domestic product - value of all goods and services provided by a country in a year

30
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what can GDP tell us about the level of development in a country?

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High GDP shows
1. country produces high value goods and has many industries
2. higher levels of tax
3. more money for schools, healthcare
4. higher paying jobs

31
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why can GDP be misleading?

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coutries with higher populations can appear more developed based on their total GDP

32
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What economic indicator can be used instead of GDP?

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Average income per person

33
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What are composite indicators?

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these make multiple economic and social indicators and combine them to give one number

34
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Which indicators does HDI include?

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  1. Gross nation product per capita
  2. life expectancy
  3. number of years in school
35
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What does HDI stand for?

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Human Development Index

36
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If HDI was high, % of people employed in agriculture would be?

37
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If HDI was high, number of people per doctor would be?

38
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If HDI was high, death rate would be?

39
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If HDI was high, calories consumed per day would be?

40
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what is death rate?

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number of deaths per 1,000 people each year

41
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What does DTM stand for?

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demographic transition model

42
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what three data sets are shown on the DTM?

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birth rate, death rate, population

43
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Describe birth rate, death rate and natural increase at Stage 1 of the DTM.

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BR - High
DR - High
Natural increase - low and variable

44
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Describe birth rate, death rate and natural increase at Stage 2 of the DTM.

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BR - High
DR - Rapid decrease
Natural increase - rapid increase

45
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Describe birth rate, death rate and natural increase at Stage 3 of the DTM.

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BR - rapid decrease
DR - slow decrease
Natural increase - slow increase

46
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Describe birth rate, death rate and natural increase at Stage 4 of the DTM.

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BR - low
DR - low
Natural increase - low and variable

47
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Describe birth rate, death rate and natural increase at Stage 5 of the DTM.

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BR - very low
DR - low
Natural increase - small decrease

48
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Example of a country at Stage 1 of the DTM

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UK pre-1750

49
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Example of a country at Stage 2 of the DTM

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Example of a country at Stage 3 of the DTM

51
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Example of a country at Stage 4 of the DTM

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Example of a country at Stage 5 of the DTM

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Germany or Japan

53
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Pyramid shaped population pyramid shows?

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  1. High birth rate
  2. high death rate
  3. low life expectancy
  4. developing country
54
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Bullet shaped populaton pyramid shows?

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  1. Low birth rate
  2. low death rate
  3. high life expectancy
  4. developed country
55
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Reasons for high birth rate in devleoping countries

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  1. less contraception and family planning
  2. Women leave school early - more time to have kids
  3. high child mortality - more kids to ensure some survive
56
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Reasons for low birth rates in developed countries

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  1. more school and uni - kids later in life
  2. women focus on careers and choose not to have kids
  3. fewer kids so families can afford luxeries
57
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Reasons for high death rates in developing countries

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  1. poor healthcare
  2. poor sanitation - lack of clean water
  3. spread of diseases
58
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Birth rate in the UK is…

59
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Death rate in the UK is…

60
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Life expectancy in the UK is…

61
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The shape of this pyramid is….

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bullet shape with narrow base

62
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What is the proportion of young and old dependents?

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bullet shape with narrow base

63
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Birth rate in the India is…

64
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Death rate in the India is…

65
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Life expectancy in the India is…

N5 GEOGRAPHY 22/23 (7 decks)

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