Population and the Environment

Question 1

what is crude birth rate?

Answer 1

number of births per 1000 per year

Question 2

what is Total fertility rate?

Answer 2

average number of births per woman

Question 3

What is crude death rate?

Answer 3

Number of deaths per 1000 per year

Question 4

what is the equation for population change?

Answer 4

(births +immigration)- (deaths+ emigration)

Question 5

what is birth and death rate reported as?

Answer 5

Birth and death rate is reported as the number/ 1000

Question 6

when does zero population growth occur?

Answer 6

zero population growth occurs when births balance deaths

Question 7

what is population distribution?

Answer 7

population distribution is the pattern of where people live. This can be considered at scales from local, regional to global

Question 8

How do people effect the environment?

Answer 8

-burning fossil fuels
-creating urban areas
-cutting forest for wood
-flushing waste into rivers
-air pollution from vehicles
-overgrazing
-overcultivation
-overfishing
-microplastics in water system

Question 9

How does the environment effect people?

Answer 9

-climate
-water availability
-shelter availability
-soil for plant growth
-natural disasters

Question 10

what is fertility rate?

Answer 10

fertility rate is a measure of the ability of a population to replace itself. It is the number of children born in a population in a year, or the average number of children born to each woman during her lifetime. Rate needs to be 2.1.

Question 11

What is longevity?

Answer 11

Longevity is the increase in life expectancy that occurs over time. In the UK we have an expected increase of 5 years over a 30 year life span

Question 12

what is over population?

Answer 12

Over population is when there are too many people living in an area to be supported by the resources available

Question 13

What is Natural change?

Answer 13

Natural change is the change in the size of a population due to the relationship between birth and death rates

Question 14

What is infant mortality rate?

Answer 14

Infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of children under the age of one year, expressed per thousand per year

Question 15

What factors affect mortality?

Answer 15

• doctor : patient access
  -lifestyle
  -healthcare
  -accidents
  -level of air pollution in the area you live in
  -conflicts
  -quality of housing
  -demographic- vaccines, age of population
  disease in the region

Question 16

what factors increase fertility?

Answer 16

-High infant mortality and death rate
-lack of healthcare, sanitation and good diet
-strong traditional lifestyle
-low female literacy
-younger age structure- youth bulge of child bearing females
-lower social class
low level of economic development
-strong religious influences- against contraception
-pro natalist policies