Population Flashcards
What are some social indicators of development
•Life Expectancy
•Population per doctor
•Infant mortality
•Adult literacy
•calories pp (per day)
•% of children attending primary school
Economic indicators of development
•Gross domestic product per capita (GDP)
•Gross national product per capita
•Energy used pp
•% of people employed in agriculture
What is a problem with indicators of development
One indicator doesn’t tell us the whole story e.g people may consume enough calories but not eat the right types of food
What are some human factors
•Population growth
•Access to education
•Level of Industrialisation
•Trade
What are some physical factors
•Climate (too cold)
•Climate (too dry)
•Relief (too steep)
•Resources (lack of minerals)
•Environment (unattractive scenery)
•Natural disasters (floods,earthquakes etc)
Population distribution
This shows the spread of people around the world
Dense
Where there are a lot of people living
Sparse
We’re not many people live
Distribution
Spread of people around the world
Density
The number of people per square km
Birth rate
The number of live births per 1000 of the population
Death rate
The number of deaths per 1000 of the population
Natural increase/decrease
The difference between BR and DR
Life Expectancy
The average age people are expected to live in a country
Infant mortality rate
The number of death in babies <1 year old per 1000 live births
