Population Dynamics Flashcards
Anti-natalist
These are policies which encourage people to have fewer children by offering incentives such as free education for only their first child e.g. China
Birth Rate
The number of children born alive for every 1000 people in 1 year
Carrying capicity
The maximum number of people who can be supported in a given area
Death Rate
The number of people who die for every 100 people in 1 year
Demographer
A person who studies population growth
Demographic transition model
A model which shows population change overtime
Dependant population
The number of people of non-working age (0-14 years and 65+years)
Dependency Ration
the ratio between the number of people in a population of working age (15-64years) and the number of people of non-working age
Economically Active
The number of people of working age (15-64years)
Fertility Rate
Average number of children a woman has in a country
LIC
A country where GNI is relatively low in comparison with other countries’ e.g. Uganda
Natural increase
The birth rate minus the death rate. It is normally given as a % of the total population
NIC
Countries which were recently less developed but where industrialisation has happened quickly e.g. China
Population Policies
MEasures taken by a government ro influence population size,growth, distribution or composition
Pro-natalist
These are population policies that are used to encourage people have more children by offering incentives, such as financial payments e.g. Singapore
