population and labour force

Question 1

birth rate

Answer 1

number of live births per 1000 per year

Question 2

Death rate

Answer 2

number of deaths per 1000 per year

Question 3

immigration

Answer 3

number of people moving into a country

Question 4

emigration

Answer 4

number of people leaving the country of origin

Question 5

population growth

Answer 5

increase in the number of people who reside in a country

Question 6

population growth rate

Answer 6

the rate at which the size of the population increase over a period of time (usually a year)

Question 7

Natural Growth Rate

Answer 7

difference between birth rate and death rate of a population during a year.

Question 8

Life expectancy

Answer 8

number of years a newborn infant could expect to live if prevailing patterns of age-specific mortality rates at he time of birth stays the same throughout the infants life

Question 9

demographic cycle (population cycle)

Answer 9

refers to the evolution over time of the population profile of a country, region or other defined geographical area

Question 10

Labour force

Answer 10

consists of those people who take part in the country’s production and exchange activitities

Question 11

Economically Active Population (EAP)

Answer 11

All those people between the ages of 15-64 years of age who present their labour for the production of goods and services in return for remuneration

Question 12

Labour force participation rate

Answer 12

the rate to determine which parts of the population is economically active.

Question 13

Labour force participation rate

Answer 13

the rate to determine which parts of the population is economically active.

Question 14

census

Answer 14

when pop of a country is counted

Question 15

pop is growing when (2)

Answer 15

birth rate > death rate
more immigrants
decreases when vice versa

Question 16

formula to determine if a pop is growing

Answer 16

(Birth rate + immigration) - (Death Rate + Emmigration)

Question 17

Phase 1 of demographic cycle (5)

Answer 17

birth rate & Death rate is low
no birth control
poor med care
avg age of pop is low
natty growth is low

Question 18

phase 2 demographic cycle (5)

Answer 18

birth control not practised
living conditions improve
death of babies and mothers decrease
people live to older age
avg age of pop increases

Question 19

Phase 3 of demographic cycle part 1 (3)

Answer 19

income and standard of living icrease for a large part of pop
social development-decrease in birth
death rate decreases faster and ensures high natural growth

Question 20

Phase 3 of demographic cycle part 2

Answer 20

birth rate decreases mre than death rate and natty growth rate starts decreasing

Question 21

Demographic cycle phase 4 (4)

Answer 21

birth rate decreases rapidly
people realise standard of living increases if they have less children
family planning accepted by more fans (natty growth decline)
med care more affordable (death rate decline)

Question 22

demographic cycle phase 5 (3)

Answer 22

natural growth rate is low and starts to level out
birth and death rate are low
avg age of pop increases

Question 23

what are projected growth rates used for

Answer 23

to gauge future demand for food, water, energy, and service etc to plan

Question 24

migration calculation

Answer 24

immigration-emmigration

Question 25

why do people move to other areas (voluntary migration) (5)

Answer 25

better living condition
access to health care
access to good education
better employment opportunities
higher wages

Question 26

why is emigration harmful to economy in SA

Answer 26

creates a skills shortage