population x tourism

Question 1

what does birth rate mean ?
what is death rate?
what is net migration?
what is the fertility rate ?
what is life expectancy ?
what is infant mortality rate ?

Answer 1

the average number of live births per year every 1000 people in the total population

is the difference between the number of people moving into a country (immagrants) and people moving out (emmigrants)

the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime i a country or region

the average number of years a person is ecpected to live

the average number of deaths of children under 1 year of age per 1000 live births

Question 2

how to calculate natural population growth ?

Answer 2

death rate - birth rate

Question 3

how to calculate overall population growth ?

Answer 3

natural population growth + net migration

Question 4

describe the different stages

Answer 4

stage 1) the base is large which means that there is a high birth rate, but narrows quickly and the top is very thin which means a high death rate.
stage 2) similar to stage one
stage 3) the birth rate is less and so is the death rate and more rectangular shape.
stage 4) similar to stage 3
stage 5) more working population in the middle stage

Question 5

what are some reasons why Nigers death rate have decreased

Answer 5

better health care, hygiene, education
babies are immuned against diseases
more clinics, and hospitals
improve on water supplies

Question 6

why is Nigers population growing so rapidly

and what is been done to stop this

Answer 6

many people belive that having kids is a blessing from God
Lack of contraception use

the goverment is getting religiouse leaders to try convince people to have less kids

Question 7

what can we learn from population pyramids

Answer 7

-trends is birth rate, death rate, infant mortality rate, and life expectancy
-the proportion of elderly and young people
-the difference with male and female population

Question 8

how do population pyramids differ from developed and developing countries s

Answer 8

they will have different population structures and trends

Question 9

what are some problems associated with the ageing population

Answer 9

the number of working people in the 16-65 age group decreases
the goverment putting more money towards to
-residential homes
-health care
-social services

Question 10

explain why goverments may want to use population polocies

Answer 10

a. planning effectivly fro the future
b. to reduce/increase population growth to deal with the impacts of over population or under populations
c. influence migration into the country

Question 11

give three examples of policies used by the Singapore government in the “Stop at two” campaign.

Answer 11

-extra tax for third child
-no paid maternity leave for third child
-parents with more than two kids could not enroll at the best schools

Question 12

why did the Singapore government reverse its policies and start engourging population growth

Answer 12

the population became to low to provide a young vibrant workforce to develop the economy.

Question 13

list three incentives the Singapore government presented to citizens in the ‘have more than three’ shceme

explain why the scheme didnt work ?

Answer 13

extended sick leave
subsidies for day acre
tax rebates for third child

working people wanted more material assets
men and women wanting to pursue their careers
people wanting to get married later on in life

Question 14

describe two problems that the Singapore government faces with such a low birth rate

Answer 14

housing a larger elderly population on limited land
a small working population supporting a large number of old people

Question 15

define population density

Answer 15

average number of people living in a given area

Question 16

what is the formula to calculate population density

Answer 16

population - area

Question 17

what are some physical and human reasons on why japan are densely populated than others

Answer 17

physical) soils thin and acidic and infertile
harsh climates, long winters, and heavy snow

human) better employment
costal areas have more ports and habours that allow to import goods

Question 18

what are some push factors

Answer 18

Question 19

what are some pull factors

Answer 19

Question 20

define the following
- migration
- emigrant
- imigrant

Answer 20

a. The movement of a person or people from one country, locality, place of residence, etc., to settle in another
b. a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another
c. a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

Question 21

what are some reasons for growth in tourism

Answer 21

• greater wealth people have more money to spend on holidays
• more leisure time
• greater mobility, and accesibility
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Question 22

main attractions for tourism
(human and physical)

Answer 22

human) attractions have been made by people, such as historical buildings, monuments, theateres and theme parks
physical) attractions are ones that are natural such as beaches, lakes rivers, mountains, and attractive climate

Question 23

benifits and problems associated with tourism ?

Answer 23

economic
benifits
-jobs are created for local people such as working in hotels
-brings overseas money into a country that helps develop the economy
problems
-the tourism can be easily be affected by local or world events like terroism and natural disasters

social/cultural
beniifits
- local people can learn more skills and languages
- money earned from tourism can help pay for education and health care
problems
- local cultures could be changed or lost as locals copy tourist behaviours
enviorment
benifits
- money earned from tourism can be used to help protect the natural enviorment
problem
- tourists may cause damage to the natural enviorment