Demography

Question 1

1). what makes the population size increase
2). what makes a population size decrease

Answer 1

1). births and immigration
2). deaths and emigration

Question 2

whats net migration

Answer 2

the difference between immigration and emigration in the country

Question 3

1). whats a push factor
2). what a pull factor
(use examples)

Answer 3

1). can encourage people to leave the country e.g. war and famine
2). attracts people to a new country e.g. better healthcare and education

Question 4

whats the dependency ratio

Answer 4

the relationship between the size of the working and non-working or dependant population

Question 5

why is the uk experiencing an ageing population

Answer 5

• better healthcare
  -low fertility rate
  -increasing life expectancy

Question 6

whats an advantage of an ageing population

Answer 6

-helps the family
-financially support the family
-can work longer so helps society
-passes down wisdom
-does community work

Question 7

whats the issue of an ageing population

Answer 7

-ageism
-takes us NHS time
-helps housing criss as they have big houses despite only 1 person living in them
-dependency ratio
-takes up jobs

Question 8

whats globalisation

Answer 8

the integration of governments cultures and financial markets through international trade

Question 9

what are the effects of immigration on the dependency ratio

Answer 9

-they work so it lowers the ratio (migrants return to their country for retirement)
-immigrants have children which increases the ratio ( but they eventually will work to then lower the ratio )
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Question 10

why has the fertility rate been declining

Answer 10

• women focusing on their career
  -less pressure to have kids
  -expensive to have children so they will have less

Question 11

whats the impact of a declining birth rate

Answer 11

-dependency ratio increases
-reduces burden of dependency on women
-affects public services e.g. fewer schools
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