Keywords

Question 1

Define population.

Answer 1

Refers to the number of people in a given area.

Question 2

Define gender preference?

Answer 2

In some nations there has been a preference towards male children.

Question 3

Define demographic dividend.

Answer 3

The potential for economic growth where the share of the working population (15-64) exceeds the dependant population (14 and younger, 65+).

Question 4

Define dependency ratio.

Answer 4

Measures the level of dependency in a country.

Question 5

Define international migration.

Answer 5

Migration across countries.

Question 6

Define migration.

Answer 6

Movement of people from one place to another.

Question 7

Define asylum seeker.

Answer 7

Someone claiming safety in another country, but not yet approved to stay.

Question 8

Define refugee.

Answer 8

Someone who moves to another country in order to be safe from persecution or conflict in their own.
-> claim for asylum approved.

Question 9

Define forced migration.

Answer 9

People are forced to move due to war, conflict or due to government policy.

Question 10

Define migration streams.

Answer 10

The total number of moves made between a common origin and common destination.

Question 11

Define IDP.

Answer 11

internally displaced persons.

Question 12

Define green belt.

Answer 12

Area of protected land around cities to prevent urban growth on greenfield sites.

Question 13

Define population distribution.

Answer 13

The pattern and spread of where people live.

Question 14

Define population density.

Answer 14

How many people per square kilometre.

Question 15

Define exponential growth.

Answer 15

Increase in number or size, at a constantly growing rate.

Question 16

Define carrying capacity.

Answer 16

The maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely.

Question 17

Define environmental capacity.

Answer 17

Influenced by the physical environment.
(climate, water, soil type)

Question 18

Define human capacity.

Answer 18

Population size, skills and wealth.

Question 19

Define double burden of malnutrition.

Answer 19

-HICs are eating food that is high in calories but low in nutrients.
-LICs aren’t eating enough food so are low in nutrients.

Question 20

Define depth of food deficit.

Answer 20

Difference between consumption and requirements.

Question 21

Define commercial farming.

Answer 21

Small-scale.

Question 22

Define subsistence farming.

Answer 22

Large-scale (produce as much to sell).

Question 23

Define intensive farming.

Answer 23

Constant farming to produce a large income.

Question 24

Define extensive farming.

Answer 24

Large land but not many crops.

Question 25

Define arable farming.

Answer 25

Crops.

Question 26

Define pastoral farming.

Answer 26

Animals.

Question 27

Define mixed farming.

Answer 27

Both crops and animals.

Question 28

Define Total Factor Productivity (TFP).

Answer 28

The ratio of agricultural outputs (crops/yield) to inputs (land/labour).