Development And Population Flashcards
(20 cards)
Demographic
To do with the population
Transition
Change
Model
A representation of something in real life
Birth rate
The total number of live births per 1,000 of a population in a year
Death rate
The total number of deaths per 1,000 of a population in a year
What are population pyramids used to show?
Information about the age and gender in a specific country
MEDCs
More economically developed country
LEDCs
Less economically developed country
What was the one child policy?
When families could only have one child
Why was the policy introduced?
So that it could reduce the population of China
When was it introduced?
In 1979
Who introduced it?
A Chinese leader called Deng Xiao Ping
What happened if you had a second child?
You would have to pay the government and if you didn’t they would pull down your house
What happened if you hade twins or triplets?
Twins and triplets were exempt from the one child policy
The name for:
0-14yrs?
15-64yrs?
65+?
Young dependants
Economically active
Elderly dependants
What are examples of development indicators?
Health, industry and education
What are development indicators?
They are used to compare the development of one region against another
What does a demographic transition model show?
It show str population changing over time- and also shows marked differences between LEDCs and MEDCs
What is natural increase?
The difference between the birth rate and death rate of a country or place
What does TNCs stand for and what does it mean?
Companies that operate in several countries are called transnational corporations (TNCs)
