Recap 1

Question 1

Define rural-urban continuum

Answer 1

The unbroken transition from sparsely populated or unpopulated.

Question 2

Define population structure

Answer 2

The composition of the population of a particular country, region or area

Question 3

Define population density

Answer 3

The number of people per unit area (usually per km2)

Question 4

Define demographic

Answer 4

Of or relating to some aspect of a population, for example its size, rate of change, density and composition.

Question 5

Define Demographic transition

Answer 5

A model representing changing rates of fertility and mortality over time, their changing balances and their net effect on rates of population growth.

Question 6

Define Internal migration

Answer 6

The movement of population within a country,

Question 7

Define International migration

Answer 7

The movement of people between countries.

Question 8

Define Natural change

Answer 8

The outcome of the balance between births (birth rates, fertility) and deaths (death rates, mortality) in a population.

Question 9

‘Place’ refers to an area or a location. Although they are parts of geographical space, what do they not necessarily have?

Answer 9

Definite boundaries

Question 10

Places are also shaped by internal connections and external connections. It is these linkages that drive much of the change that characterises ‘place’. Give examples of both.

Answer 10

Internal: Between people, employment, services and housing
External: Government policies and globalisation

Question 11

A particularly important aspect of place it its meaning, both to individuals and to defined groups of people. What do we mean by a places ‘meaning’?

Answer 11

Relates to how people perceive, engage with and form attachments to particular places.

Question 12

How has the UK population changed between 1961 and today?

Answer 12

In 1961, 52.8 million people lived in the UK. Today, 66 million do.

Question 13

Population growth and distribution of people is very rarely evenly distributed. Related to both growth and distribution is population density. How does it vary?

Answer 13

Over time with changes in population numbers.

From place to place.

Question 14

How is our population divided between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland? Included data on percentage of population and population density.

Answer 14

England: 84%
Wales: 8%
Northern Ireland: 3%
Scotland: 5%

Question 15

The countries of the UK do not have populations that are strictly proportional to their shares of the total land area. What is a consequence of this?

Answer 15

As a consequence, population density varies considerably from country to country.