Population Flashcards
Birth rate
Number of babies born per year per 1000 of the population
Death rate
Number of people who died per year per 1000 of the population
Natural increase
The number of people added to or lost from the population per year per 1000
Population growth
The number of people added to or lost from the populate per year per 1000 due to natural increase and migration
Push factors for rural to urban
Few basic services at home
Little sanitation at home
Long hours little pay at home
Few jobs besides farming
Pull factors for rural to urban
High employment/ wealth
Good sanitation
Health care
Higher pay
Fertility rate
Ratio of live births in an area to th population per 1000
Infant mortality rate
Number of infant deaths for every 1000 live births
What 2 things affect population size
Birth rate
Death rate
What other factor effects population size
Migration
Migration
Movement of people from one area to another
Social impacts because of rapid population growth
Surfaces can’t cope
Children have to work
Not enough houses : Over crowding, Health problems, no clean water
Food shortages
What are the economic problems with rapid pop growth?
Not enough jobs - unemployment increases
Increased poverty
What are the political problems with rapid pop growth
Most of pop is young - gov focuses on them
Fewer older people - gov doesn’t think pensions etc
Polices to bring growth under control
What are some strategies that governments use to control rapid pop growth and develop it in a way that’s sustainable?
Birth control programmes - laws?, free contraception, sex education,
Immigration laws - limit number moving permenantly
