Population Change

Question 1

What is Birth Rate?

Answer 1

A measure of an area’s fertility. It is expressed as the number of live births per 1’000 people in a year.

Question 2

What is Death Rate?

Answer 2

The number of deaths per 1’000 people in a year.

Question 3

What is life expectancy?

Answer 3

The average number of years from birth that a person can expect to live.

Question 4

What is longevity?

Answer 4

The increase in life expectancy over a period of time.

Question 5

What causes longevity?

Answer 5

Improved medical provision and increased levels of economic development.

Question 6

What is natural change?

Answer 6

The change in size of a population.

Question 7

What causes natural change?

Answer 7

Interrelationship between birth and death rates.

Question 8

How does health cause a growth in the worlds population?

Answer 8

Factors such as:

• control of disease
• infant mortality rates

Question 9

What was the population in 1999?

Answer 9

6 billion

Question 10

What is the estimated population for 2050?

Answer 10

9 billion

Question 11

Name three places with slow growth rates.

Answer 11

Europe
North America
Australasia

Question 12

Name three things that cause population growth?

Answer 12

Health
Education
Cultural factors
Political factors
Environmental

Question 13

How does health contribute to population growth?

Answer 13

If factors like disease, sanitation, malnutrition are not controlled people are more likely to plan to have more children.

Question 14

How does education contribute to population growth?

Answer 14

If women do not have an education they are more likely to marry young and this increase the period in which they can have children.

Question 15

How do cultural factors contribute to population growth?

Answer 15

Religious attitudes towards birth control and the role of women all contribute towards population growth.

Question 16

How do political factors contribute to population growth?

Answer 16

Strength of economy, impacts of war and conflicts and access to health care and contraception can all lead to population growth.

Question 17

How do environmental factors contribute to population growth?

Answer 17

Frequency of hazards, environmental conditions (breed disease) contribute to population growth.

Question 18

How do countries collect data about their population?

Answer 18

A census

Question 19

How frequently does England collect census data?

Answer 19

10 years

Question 20

Why do governments use a census?

Answer 20

To provide a basis for the allocation of of resources to services.

Question 21

What can a census predict?

Answer 21

Natural Population Change and migration patterns

Question 22

What is fertility?

Answer 22

The number of live deaths per 1000 women aged 15-49 in 1 year.

Question 23

What is infant mortality?

Answer 23

The number of deaths of children under the age of 1 year expressed per 1000 live deaths per year.

Question 24

Another term for Stage 1

Answer 24

High Fluctuating

Question 25

Another term for stage 2

Answer 25

Early Expanding

Question 26

Another term for stage 3

Answer 26

Late Expanding

Question 27

Another term for stage 4

Answer 27

Low Fluctuating

Question 28

Another term for stage 5

Answer 28

Decline

Question 29

A period of high birth and death rate both of which fluctuate, population growth is small

Answer 29

stage 1

Question 30

A period of high birth rate but falling death rate, the population begins to expand rapidly

Answer 30

stage 2

Question 31

A period of falling birth rate and continuously falling death rate, population growth begins to slow

Answer 31

stage 3

Question 32

A period of low birth rate and low death rate both of which are fluctuating, population growth is small and fertility continues to fall

Answer 32

stage 4

Question 33

Death rate begins to exceed the birth rate resulting in population decline

Answer 33

stage 5

Question 34

Name 3 reasons why the dtm is useful

Answer 34

- it is a universal concept - provides a starting point - timescales are flexible - easy to understand - enables to compare country

Question 35

name 3 reasons why the dtm is limited

Answer 35

- it is eurocentric - suggests progression (can you go backwards) - does not include roles of governments - does not include the impacts of migration

Question 36

Define forced migration

Answer 36

The migrant has to migrate because of circumstances

Question 37

Define Internation migration

Answer 37

movement of people across national frontiers for a minimum of a year

Question 38

Define Migration

Answer 38

A permanent or semi permanent change of residence for an individual or group of people

Question 39

Define net migration

Answer 39

the difference between the number of in-migrants and out-migrants in an area

Question 40

Define voluntary migration

Answer 40

The migrant makes the decision to migrate

Question 41

What is emancipation?

Answer 41

Freedom and equal rights for women

Question 42

What does HDI stand for?

Answer 42

Human Development Index

Question 43

What is Human Development Index?

Answer 43

10 different indicators that give a score of how developed a country is.