topic 8

Question 1

natural capital 8.2

Answer 1

a resource which has some values to humans

Question 2

natural income 8.2

Answer 2

the rate of replacement of a particular resource or natural capital

Question 3

renewable resource 8.2

Answer 3

a natural resource that can replenish itself over time and is therefore sustainable EG. solar, wind

Question 4

non-renewable resource 8.2

Answer 4

a natural resource that can not be replenished as quickly as it used up. EG. fossil fuels, metals

Question 5

sustainable 8.2

Answer 5

the ability to maintain or support a process continuously over time

Question 6

demographic transition model
STAGE 1

Answer 6

High stationary (pre-industrialised societies)

high birth rate due to no birth control, high infant mortality rates

Question 7

stage 2

Answer 7

early expanding LEDC’S

death rate drops as sanitation and food improve, disease is reduced so lifespan increases

Question 8

stage 3

Answer 8

late expanding LEDC’s

as country gets more developed, birth rates also fall due to access to contraception

Question 9

stage 4

Answer 9

low stationary MEDC’s

low birth and death rates, industralised countries. stable population sizes

Question 10

stage 5

Answer 10

declining MEDC’s

population may not be replaced as fertility rate is low. problems of ageing workforce

Question 11

maltuhsian theory

Answer 11

the idea that population growth will inevitably outpace the growth of the food supply

Question 12

boserups theory

Answer 12

population growth is the primary cause of agricultural innovation