Population

Question 1

What is world population

Answer 1

The total number of humans alive on planet earth at one given time

Question 2

How many people are born as people die

Answer 2

The population is increasing rapidly
Every second 5 people are born and 2 people die .
That’s a gain of 3 people per second

Question 3

What was the population in 2021

Answer 3

7.888 billion people

Question 4

What is a countries population

Answer 4

The total number of people living in that country

Question 5

What’s a birth rate

Answer 5

The number of babies being born in a country each year

Question 6

What’s a death rate

Answer 6

The number of people who die in a country each year

Question 7

These rates are measured for each 1000 of the population.
If the birth rate is 10 for this , then how many extra people would there be if they originally had 10,000 people

Answer 7

100 extra people

Question 8

What’s natural increase

Answer 8

The data from birth rates can be used to work out the natural increase of the country’s population.
Natural increase= birth rate - death rate

Question 9

What does it mean if the natural increase is a positive number

Answer 9

The population is increasing

Question 10

What does it mean if the natural increase is a negative number

Answer 10

The population is decreasing

Question 11

What will happen if there are high birth rates and long life expectancies

Answer 11

There will be a large world population

Question 12

What does the level of development in a country impact

Answer 12

How quickly its population is rising

Question 13

What are MEDCs

Answer 13

More Economically Developed Countries (countries with more money)

Question 14

What are LEDCs

Answer 14

Less Economically Developed Countries (countries with less money)

Question 15

What do countries which are more economically developed usually have

Answer 15

Low birth rate
Low death rate
Small natural increase

Question 16

What do countries which are less economically developed usually have

Answer 16

High birth rate
Higher death rate
Large natural increase

Question 17

What is the population likely to be in 2050

Answer 17

9 billion

Question 18

Where is it most likely for the population to increase and why

Answer 18

In developing countries such as Sub-Sahara Africa

Because there’s a lack of medical contraception , increased medical care, security in old age

Question 19

What is the population of LEDCs likely to change to by 2050

Answer 19

Rise from 5.3 billion to 7.8 billion

Question 20

What is the population of MEDCs likely to change to by 2050

Answer 20

It’s expected to stabilise and in some places even decrease
Expected to remain at 1.2 billion

Question 21

Why is there a population decline in Europe

Answer 21

Low fertility rates

Question 22

When did Germany reports drop in its population

Answer 22

2007

Question 23

When do we use population density

Answer 23

As a measure of how many people live in a set area

Question 24

What is population density measured in

Answer 24

People per square kilometre Km2

Population density = number of people ➗ area kilometres square

Question 25

Densely populated places have

Answer 25

Lots of people living there High population density

Question 26

Sparsely populated places have

Answer 26

Less people living there Low population density

Question 27

Name places that are sparsely populated

Answer 27

Australian outback Tropical rainforest Sahara dessert Antarctica Himalayas

Question 28

Name places that are densely populated

Answer 28

Tokyo Rio de Janeiro Cairo New York Bangle dash Western Europe

Question 29

What is population distribution

Answer 29

The way in which the population is spread out over an area

Question 30

What different ways can the population be distributed

Answer 30

Evenly Clustered- lots of people in one area Random- no pattern of more or less people

Question 31

What can population distribution be affected by

Answer 31

Factors of physical and human geography

Question 32

What countries in Europe have the highest population density

Answer 32

Netherlands Countries in north west Europe

Question 33

What countries in Europe have the lowest population density

Answer 33

Northern Europe like Scandinavia Some southern Europe like Spain

Question 34

What will densely populated places have

Answer 34

Pleasant climate, good food supply, good water supply, industry + jobs, flat/gently sloping land, good soil for crops , open grassland for animals, money for investment, natural resources for industry , good roads/railways/ports

Question 35

What will sparsely populated places have

Answer 35

Steep slopes, too hot or too cold, too wet, too dry, dense forest, few natural resources, lack of investment, poor soils, poor water supply, poor transport links, little investment and few jobs.

Question 36

Is the Himalayan mountains densely or sparsely populated? And why?

Answer 36

Sparsely Too cold for people. Steep slopes are bad for communication and settlement. Poor, thin soil, unsuitable for crops

Question 37

Is Western Europe densely or sparsely populated? And why?

Answer 37

Densely . Low lying and gently sloping. Pleasant climate. Good water supply and soil for farming. Easy communications and many resources for industry.

Question 38

Is the Amazon rainforest densely or sparsely populated? And why?

Answer 38

Sparsely Too hot. Dense forest makes communications and settlement difficult.

Question 39

Is the polar regions (Antarctica) densely or sparsely populated? And why?

Answer 39

Sparsely. Too cold. No soil for farming crops. Snow and ice makes communications and settlement very difficult

Question 40

How can you tell that New York is densely populated?

Answer 40

Buildings are close together this suggests that there’s lots of jobs and people. Buildings are tightly packed together which suggests that there’s lots of people in a small space.

Question 41

How can you tell that a mountain is sparsely populated?

Answer 41

There’s steep slopes which make it hard to build and grow on. Very cold temperatures which is too cold for growing crops

Question 42

Is Bangladesh sparsely or densely populated? And why?

Answer 42

Densely Low lying and flat. Rich fertile soil. It’s hot and wet which are ideal farming conditions.

Question 43

Is the Sahara desert sparsely or densely populated? And why?

Answer 43

Sparsely. Too hot and dry for people to live or crops to grow. Sand makes communications difficult.

Question 44

What is population density

Answer 44

A measure of how many people live in a set area.

Question 45

What’s the most populated country in the world

Answer 45

China There are over 1.3 billion people living there

Question 46

What is the least populated country in the world.

Answer 46

Tuvalu. With a population of just over 11,000

Question 47

What are Transitional countries

Answer 47

Transitional countries are states which are becoming more economically developed