Chapter 25+26 Flashcards
What is a birth rate?
Number of births per 1,000 people per year
What is a death rate?
Number of deaths per 1,000 people per year
What is migration?
Movement of people from one country into another
What is emigration?
Movement of people out of a country
What is immigration?
Movement of people into a country
What is a natural increase?
Births>deaths
What is a natural decrease?
Births
What is the demographic transition model?
Stages of population growth
Name the 6 factors of population change.
Food, health, technology, wars, education, women in society
What are some features of stage 1 (high fluctuating)?
High birth rate
High death rate
Slow natural increase
Rainforest tribes
What are features of stage 2 (early expanding)?
High birth rate
Rapidly falling death rate
Very rapid natural increase
Mali, Kenya
What are features of stage 3 (late expanding)?
Quickly falling birth rate
Slowly falling death rate
Slow natural increase
Brazil, Mexico
What are features of stage 4 (low fluctuating)?
Low birth rate
Low death rate
Very slow natural increase
USA, Ireland
What are features of stage 5 (senile stage)?
Very low birth rate
Low death rate
Possible natural decrease
Germany
What are future population estimates?
Pessimistic view-population explosion, using up resources
Optimistic view-population growth slows, more resources
