Population Growth & Economic Development Flashcards
How many of the world’s population was reached in 2013?
7.2 billion people
How many people are being added every year to the world’s population?
75 million
How many percent of the 75 million population increase belongs to the developing countries?
97%
The rate of population increase is quantitatively measured as the percentage of what?
Annual net relative increase in population size
The world’s population is unevenly distributed in what several areas?
Fertility and Mortality Trends
Age Structure and Dependency Burdens
Geographic Region
It is the number of deaths each year per 1,000 population.
Death rate
It is the difference between the birth rate and the death rate of a given population.
Natural Increase
It is the number of children born alive each year per 1,000 population.
Crude birth rate
It is the excess of persons drifting into a country over those who relocate from that particular country.
Net international migration
What is the range of birth rates in the developing countries and developed countries?
Developing: 15-45 per 1,000
Developed: less than 15 per 1,000
It is the proportion of youths to economically active adults.
Youth dependency ratio
The more rapid the population growth rate is, the greater the proportion of what?
dependent children
It is the phenomenon whereby population continues to increase even after a fall in birth rates because the large existing youthful population expands the population’s base of potential parents.
Hidden momentum of population growth
What are the two causes of high fertility in developing countries?
Malthusian Population Trap
Microeconomic Household Theory
It is the period wherein the population of a nation is dominated by young age working group.
Demographic Window
It states that income gains per person through advancing technologies are lost through increased growth in population.
Malthusian Population Trap
This theory argues that as the population increases, the world would not be able to sustain crop production to feed the ever-growing population.
Malthusian Population Trap
This theory assumes that the household demand for chldren is determined by family preferences for a certain number of surviving children.
Microeconomic Household Theory
What are the six conclusions for socio-economic changes that will lower fertility in developing countries?
(RIRITE)
- Rise in family income levels through increased direct employment and earcnings/redistribution of income and assets from rich to poor
- Increase in women’s education and a consequent improvement in their role and status
- Reduction in infant mortality
- Increase in female non-agricultural wage employment opportunities
- The development of old-age and other social security systems outside the extended family network
- Expanded schooling opportunities
What are the economic factors affected by the consequences of population growth?
(FEHIPEE)
Food
Economic Growth
Health
International Migration
Poverty and Inequality
Education
Environment
This argues that rapid population growth lowers per capita income growth in most developing countries.
Economic Growth
This argues that the negative consequences of rapid population growth falls most heavily on the underprivileged.
Poverty and inequality
This argues that large family size and low incomes restrict the opportunities of parents to tutor all their children.
Education
This argues that high fertility harms the well-being of mothers and children.
Health
This argues that rapid population growth made it difficult to feed the world’s population.
Food
This argues that rapid population growth contributes to ecological degradation.
Environment
This argues that the increase in transnational relocation is one of the major consequences.
International Migration
Population is not a cause for concern but rather, what three?
- It’s a false issue deliberately created to keep developing countries in their dependent condition
- It is in fact desirable for it provides manpower and supports economic development
- It’s not a problem but rather other economic issues.
What are the four issues mentioned that are considered to be the real problem and not population growth?
- World Resource Depletion and Environmental Destruction
- Underdevelopment
- Population Distribution
- ubordination of Women
