HUG UNIT 2 Flashcards
(42 cards)
Identify 4 physical factors that influence the distribution of humans
Climate, bodies of water, landforms, resources
Arithmetic population density
How many people living in one area
Physiological population density
The number of people per unit area of arable land.
Would Egypt or France have a higher physiological population density?
Egypt because it has less arable land
Which country has a higher population density: Singapore or the U.S.?
Singapore because it’s smaller, so people are closer together
Carrying capacity
The ability of land to sustain a number of people
Natural Increase Rate/NIR
a statistic used to measure the growth of population in a region, exclusive of immigration and emigration
Doubling Time
The amount of time it’ll take for a population to double.
Epidemiological transition model
A distinctive cause of death in each stage of the demographic transition.
Demographic transitional model
5 stages, going from lowest to highest describing the country’s development
1st stage of DTM:
High births, high deaths
0 NRI
2nd stage of DTM:
High births, low deaths
3rd stage of DTM:
Medium births, low deaths
4th stage of DTM:
Medium births, medium deaths
0 NRI
5th stage of DTM:
Low births, medium deaths
Negative NRI
Total fertility rate (TFR)
Average number of children per woman
Crude birth rate (CBR)
number of births per 1000 people in a given year
What do high birth rates and high fertility rates show in terms of a country’s health care system?
Not a good healthcare system, poor access to contraceptives. Women tend to have more children in fear that most of them will die b/c of the poor healthcare`
Thomas Malthus’ prediction
We would eventually run into a mass famine because he believed food grows arithmetically (/) while population grows exponentially, so we would not have enough food to supply the growing population.
Why was Thomas Malthus wrong?
Due to advancements in technology and manufacturing, food is produced faster and more efficiently, so we’re not running into a famine.
Pro-natalist policies:
Promote births
Two examples of pro-natalist policies:
-Free daycare
-Tax incentives/advantages for women with more than one child
Anti-natalist policies:
Aimed to decrease the number of births
Two examples of anti-natalist policies:
-Punished by law if you have more than one child
-Heavily encourage family planning/birth control
