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Population geography |
The study of the size, distribution, composition, migration and growth of population |
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Demography |
Study of population statistics |
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Population density |
The number of people occupying an area of land |
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Population distribution |
Where people live on earth |
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Ecumene |
Parts of earth that are suitable for people to live in |
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Nonecumene |
Parts of earth that are not suitable to live in |
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Why do people live in places in terms of the physical environment ? |
Climate: suitable Water: reliable sources Soil: fertile Relief: flat Natural environment Resources: enough |
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Why do people live in areas on terms of social factors ? |
Economy Politics Cultural or social factors Transport and communications Infrastructure |
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Population indicators |
Different measurements which give us information about a country's population characteristics |
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Birth rate |
The number of babies born per 1000 of the population per year |
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Death rate |
Number of deaths per year per 1000 of population |
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Life expectancy |
The average number of years a person can expect to live |
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Infant mortality rate |
Number of infant deaths per 1000 live births Number of babies per 1000 born alive who die in the next year |
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Natural increase |
Rate at which a country's population is growing |
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Fertility rate |
Average number of children an average woman would have if she were to live to the end of her child bearing years |
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Literacy rate |
Percentage of the total population who can read and write |
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GDP per capita |
The gross domestic product per person. Income of course try divided by total population of that country |
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Percentage of population urbanized |
The percentage of the total population living in towns and cities |
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Doubling time |
The time in years that it would take for a country's population to double |
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Give examples of factors that affect birth rates |
Status of women Literacy Education Medical care Migration Religion |
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Factors that affect death rates |
Medical care Famine Disease Quality of life War and conflict |
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What factors affect fertility rate? |
It is higher in countries where girls marry young, have fewer education and job opportunities and don't use contraception
It is lower in countries were women have equal opportunities and contraception is available |
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What factors affect life expectancy ? |
LE is higher in countries which are economically well developed with good nutrition and healthcare
Law is lower in less developed counties with poor nutrition and no healthcare
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What factors affect natural increase? |
Lower in well developed counties with high GDP per capita and a good education system
Lower in less economically developed countries with a large rural population with little schools |
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Population structure |
How a country's population is made up |
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Population pyramid |
Type of graph showing a country's population according to age groups and gender |
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Why are population pyramids useful for government planners and business people? |
Do they need: More schools Care facilities for elderly
Is market expanding or shrinking Encourage people to have kids or not |
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Dependency ratio |
A population indicator which shows how many people in a country need to be supported because they are not economically active |
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Zero population growth |
When population remains stable |
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Exponential growth |
Ever more rapid growth over a short period of time |
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Demographic transition model |
A model explaining how a country's population changes over time |
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Carrying capacity |
Number of people an area can support on a sustainable basis |
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Sustainable development |
The idea that a community can develop and keep going if they use the resources available to them in a manner that will ensure the survival of the community |
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What are some of the issues of the worlds increasing population? |
Global population Water Cropland Forest cover Food Urbanization |
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Migration |
The movement of people so that they change their place of residence |
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International migration |
Movement of people across a country's borders |
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Emigration |
Movement of people out of their home countries try to another country |
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Immigration |
Regional migration |
Movement of people within a region |
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Rural urban migration |
Movement of people from rural areas to towns and cities |
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Urbanization |
Result of rural urban migration where more people live in towns and cities |
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Urban rural migration |
Movement of people from towns and cities to rural areas |
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What is the difference between permanent migration and semipermanent migration? |
Permanent: change place of residence for ever
Semi permanent : change place of residence for a certain period of time |
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Voluntary migration |
Person chooses freely to migrate |
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Forced migration |
Person is forced to migrate , religious or political reasons |
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Globalization |
The intergration and connection of countries |
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Why do people migrate ? |
Economic reasons Political reasons Religious reasons Social reasons Health reasons Quality of life Security reasons |
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Depopulation |
A decline in total number of people living in an area |
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Remittance payments |
A sum of money sent to another place |
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