People And The Planet- Population Dynamics

Question 0

What is the death rate?

Answer 0

The amount of deaths per 1000 of the population.

Question 1

What is the birth rate?

Answer 1

The amount of babies born per 1000 of the population.

Question 2

What is the population balance?

Answer 2

When the birth and death rates are almost equal and the population is level.

Question 3

What is natural increase or decrease?

Answer 3

The difference between the death and birth rate.

Question 4

What is the fertility rate?

Answer 4

The amount of children each women has on average.

Question 5

What is an immigrant?

Answer 5

Someone moving in.

Question 6

What is emigration?

Answer 6

People moving away.

Question 7

What is the replacement level?

Answer 7

The amount of babies needed to be born for the population to stay the same.

Question 8

Give an example of an anti-Natalist policy?

Answer 8

One child policy in China.

Question 9

What is a Points based migration policy?

Answer 9

A migration policy that only allows skilled people in the country.

Question 10

Why has population increased?

Answer 10

Better medicine 
Introduction of vaccination
Clean drinking water and better sanitation
Better healthcare
More hygienic houses
Better diet

Question 11

Why has life expectancy decreased in Botswana?

Answer 11

HIV and aids

Question 12

Why are birth rates high in some countries?

Answer 12

Women may not be able to take birth control.
Culture may want women to marry young and have children
In developing countries children are economically benefitting.

Question 13

What sort of countries usually have high brith rates?

Answer 13

LEDC’s and developing countries.

Question 14

Name a country with a declining population.

Answer 14

Russia.

Question 15

Why is Russia’s population falling?

Answer 15

Falling life expectancy and birth rates declining.

Question 16

Why are birth rates declining is MEDC’s?

Answer 16

Women have access to work and birth control. They have less children as they are economically costly.

Question 17

Why is life expectancy falling in Russia?

Answer 17

Because of outward migration and industrial disease.

Question 18

Give an example of a stage 2 country in the DTM?

Answer 18

Yemen or LEDC

Question 19

Give an example of a stage 3 country in the demographic transition model?

Answer 19

China or NIC

Question 20

Give an example of a stage 4 country in the DTM?

Answer 20

Japan, an MEDC

Question 21

Give an example of a stage 5 country?

Answer 21

Germany, Italy

Question 22

What is a population pyramid?

Answer 22

A graph showing the number of men and women in a population by age.

Question 23

What does a broad peak show on a population pyramid?

Answer 23

They have a good life expectancy and dependants.

Question 24

What age does elderly dependants start from?

Answer 24

65.

Question 25

The higher the pyramid....

Answer 25

The longer people love.

Question 26

What do indents show on a population pyramid?

Answer 26

Where the population has been wiped out by famine or war or aids.

Question 27

What do bulges show on a population pyramid?

Answer 27

A period of migration or baby boom.

Question 28

What does the population pyramid for a stage 1 country look like?

Answer 28

Wide base and narrow apex.

Question 29

What is the calculation for a dependency ratio?

Answer 29

Percentage of dependants divided by number of workers.

Question 30

What are the issues of youthful populations?

Answer 30

``` Pressure on housing. Pressure on schooling. Pressure on food. Pressure on health services. More difficult for women to work. ```

Question 31

What are the advantages of a youthful population?

Answer 31

A steady supply of workers Security and support for old age Source income for family Can care for younger children

Question 32

What are the advantages of an ageing population?

Answer 32

Tourism from retirees Spend money in local economy Do worthwhile tasks Help raise families

Question 33

What are the disadvantages of an ageing population?

Answer 33

``` Cost a lot to support Health care shortages Need for special housing Increase in cost of pensions Shortages of labour ```

Question 34

What are the solutions to pension problems?

Answer 34

Increase tax Rae retirement age Abolish state pension

Question 35

What are the solutions to healthcare shortages in an ageing population?

Answer 35

Provide more health care | Skilled health care workers