Population Change Flashcards
Why does population distribution mean?
Where people are and are not (the spread)
What is populations density?
Average amount of people per km2
Spare population- why do few people live in these places?
Harsh climate
Rocky land
Desert
No jobs
Dense population- why do people live in these areas?
Jobs Industry Farmland Flat land Good rainfall Resources Coasts
Why do people live in south east England not the north?
Scotland- Cold Rain No transport High ground Rocky
London- Warm Little rain Flat land Good transport 4.5 hours or sun
Why do people live in eastern china not the west ?
West- Bad transport Desert Non cultivated Little jobs Very cold Little rain High land
East- Many trains Greenland 30% cultivation Many jobs Flat land Warm Rainfall
What is meant by birth rate?
Number of births per 1000 people a year
What is meant by death rate?
Number of deaths per 1000 people per year
What is means by rate of increase?
Difference between brith and death rates per 1000 pe Kellie per year
What does it mean if there’s a high birth rate?
High infant mortality
No pensions
Access to contraception
Need children to earn money
What does it mean if there’s a low birth rate?
Government rules
No contraception
Drought
Women have jobs
What does it mean if there’s a high death rate?
Famine High infant mortality Lack of clean water Lack of contraception No sanitation War Drought Lack of health care
What does it mean if a country has a low death rate?
Access to hospitals
Good harvest
What does the demographic transition model show?
Population change
What are the characteristics of stage 1 of the demographic transition model?
LIC
High birth rate
High death rate
Low population
What are the characteristics of stage 2 of the demographic transition model?
LIC
High birth rate
Decrease in deaths
Rising population
What are the characteristics of stage 3 of the demographic transition model?
Mic
Birth rate decreasing
Death rate decreasing
Population increasing
What are the characteristics of stage 4 of the demographic transition model?
Mic
Birth rate decreasing
Low death rate
Increasing population
What are the characteristics of stage 5 of the demographic transition model?
HIC
Birth rate drops
Death rate low
Decreasing population
Why was the 1 child policy introduced?
Overcrowding Famine Homeless and poverty Lack of jobs Pollution from waste Drought
Why were he incentives for having 1 child?
Child receives free health care and education
Country isn’t starved
What are the disincentives of the 1 child policy?
Person to report pregnancies Have to ask permission for baby 24 to get married Granny patrol Fine if you break policy Forced sterilisation Forced abortion Only get 1 card for 1 baby
Why does Singapore want to increase their birth rate?
Women work long hours and so don’t think they can have time
Affording homes for families
What are the incentives of having more kids in Singapore ?
Paid IVF
maternity and paternity leave
Paid health care ($3000 per child)
Paid for kids (1st/2nd $6000— 3rd/4th $8000)
