Geo Flashcards

(42 cards)

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What is the term for number of babies that die in a year

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Infant mortality rate

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List 5 forced removals that we are aware of in history

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  1. The African slave trade where ppl from Africa were taken America to work as slaves
  2. 19th century, convicts shipped from Britain to Australia
  3. 1980, war in Afghanistan,6 million ppl across border
  4. 1972, idi Amin , expelled 50 000 Asians from his country
  5. 1845,, potatoes crop in Ireland failed, 1,6 mil ppl emigrated , over 1 mil ppl died
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4 reasons why there is a high infant mortality rate

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  1. Unhealthy or undernourished mother’s
  2. diarhoea and malnutrition
  3. poor sanitation and no access to clean drinking water 💦
  4. Exposure to infectious diseases, no access 2 medical help
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4
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What is the world average life expectancy of women and men

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Women 68yrs

Men 64yrs

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Factors we must consider when looking at a world population

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Society
Space
Development
Health
Adolescents
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6
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How much no. do u have in your id

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13

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Why is our id important

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It is our let accesse 2 banking facilities,and daily interaction with retail, medical aid, insurance, and travel

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8
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First 6 digets on your id are based on

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Your date of birth

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9
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First 6 digets on your id are based on

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Your date of birth

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10
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The next 4 digits on your id are based on

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Your gender
Females 0000-4999
Males 5000-9999

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The didget C on ur I’d is based on

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If you’re a South African citizen or not
SA citizen-0
Permanent resident-1

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12
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The last didget Z is used as a

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Check sum

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13
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What formula do they use to check if ur sequence is accurate on ur id

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Luhn algorithm

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14
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Crude

Nw

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Still rough and not in its finished form

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15
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Fertility

Nw

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Means the ability of a woman to bear children

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16
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500 yrs ago

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500 mil

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50yrs ago

18
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Now how many ppl

19
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2050

20
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What happens when the population grows more

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More and more ppl sharing space

21
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Population density

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Number of ppl per 1square km of land

22
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What is a census

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Detailed survey of the population

23
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Why do they do censuses

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Govt. Needs accurate information about their pop. to plan ahead

Find out how much males/females there are

Age and sex of each individual

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When do they do censuses

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Every 5-10 yrs

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Where do we register births
Dept. Of home affairs
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Register s | Nw
Sources of info of how a pop. changes
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What is the study of pop. Called
Demography
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To see how fast a pop. Is growing we look at
Migration Fertility Mortality
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Migration | Nw
Movement of ppl within and between countries
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How do u work out the net migration
Subtract the emigrates from the immigrants
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What has sa been experiencing since 1994
A net loss of ppl
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What r the push factors from moving from rural areas to urban areas
Loss of jobs due 2 farming mechanisation Soil erosion Drought and famine Poverty if traditional farming Pop. Growth and overcrowding
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What r the pull factors from moving from rural 2 urban
Education Medical services Housing and welfare services Work High rise building's Self help groups to improve homes Better services
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Half of SA pop. Live in urban areas
``` GAUTENG .Joburg .Tshwane . Midrand . Vereeniging ``` WESTERN CAPE . Cape town KWAZULU NATAL . Durban . Pinetown ``` EASTERN CAPE . Port Elizabeth . Uitenhage . East London . Mdantsane ```
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Child mortality
Child die between 0-4yrs
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What do developed countries have
Advances in medical sciences Medical discoveries lead 2 cures for infectious diseases Adequate and balanced diet helps ppl bodies to develop and be resistent to disease
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How much do women out live men in Europe,SA, America
9yrs 7yrs 3yrs
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How much ppl that r e onomi ally active have hiv
20% | 1 in 4 pregnant women
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700 ppl die daily from hiv/aids | T or f
T
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How many children r left orphanend
420 000
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Effects of HIV on South Africa
Women with HIV less able 2 fall pregnant Fertility rate drops Aids reduces average life expectancy Mortality rate of women will increase(15-49) Population shrinkage More orphans More of budget will be spent on health care
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Poverty | Nw
Means having no money