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Population distribution Flashcards

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Densely pop.

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An area with lots of ppl living there

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Sparsely pop.

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An area with not a lot of ppl living there

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Give 3 exams of sparsely populated countries

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Iceland & Botswana & Australia

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Give 3 exams of densely populated countries

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Monaco & India & Bangladesh

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Why was Chinas one child policy needed

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To put a brake on china’s population growth

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What would of happened if there was no policy

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China would have 250-300 million more ppl living there so

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What happened if u had more than 1 child

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The other one would be put up for adoption or abandoned

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Why were boys wanted more

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Because they had the ability to carry on the families name

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Overpopulation

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Too many people in one place for the worlds resources

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What happened with twins & triplets

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They were allowed to be kept as that was out of the parents control

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Costs/benefits

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Boosted productivity & slowed down the population growth

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Push factor

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Reason to leave

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Pull factor

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Something that attracts

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3 Examples of a pull factor

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Family & work & better QOL

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3 examples of a push factor

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War & crime & poverty

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What does QOL stand for

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Quality Of Life

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What is a migrant

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A person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions

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1 type of migration is

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Voluntary (Economic) for eg. Family or better work

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Another type of migrant

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Forced (Refugees) eg. War conflict or poverty

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Refugee meaning

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a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

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Immigrant meaning

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A person who comes to live in a foreign country permanently

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What is the point of a Global pop. Growth Graph

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It shows how the population increased & decreased in what year/century📈📉

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What is the point of a population pyramid

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It shows the population between each gender compared in what year/age

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What does a demographic transition model show?

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It shows the total population death rate and birth rate

25
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What date is the United Kingdom in?

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Stage 5 out of 5 stages

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What are the 5 stages of the demographic transition model ?

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low stationary, early expanding, late expanding, low stationary, and decline/incline.

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