Population Flashcards
Sparsely populated means…
An area with few people living there (countryside (rural))
Densely populated means…
An area with lost of people living there (city (urban))
Overpopulation means…
Too many people/species for the carrying capacity of that environment
Natural increase means…
Birth rate minus death rate given as a percentage
LIC means…
HIC means…
Low income country
High income country
What is the demographic transition model?
It is based on birth rate and death rate. To suggest that a country’s total population growth cycles through stages as that country develops in population.
A migrant is…
A person who moves to other countries temporarily
An Immigrant is…
A person who moves to another country to live there
A Refugee is…
A person who has to move because of a war
What is China’s one child policy and why was it introduced?
It was introduced in 1980 to put a temporary brake on China’s rapid population growth. The policy meant that only the Han people were expected to follow.
