HUMAN - Population Flashcards

Question

What is exponential growth?

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A pattern where the growth rate contsantly increases, often shown as a J shaped curve

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Environmental: * Overgrazing & over cultivation * Water, land & air pollution * Deforestation, land degradation, soil erosion & desertification * Shortage of clean water supplies Social: * Lack of basic public services (sanitation, electricity, schools, clinics)

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Evironmental: * Overcrowding & the growing pf shanty towns * Water, land and air pollution Social: * Traffic congestion * Inadequate public services

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Environmental: * Shortages of water, food and raw material Social: * Low living standards and rising culture * Tension between different tribes and races Economic: * Unemployment and underemployment * Lack of money for basic health care and schooling * Economy burdened by huge international debts Political: * Unstable governments and political groups

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Where land is turned into a desert as a reult of human activities, although climate hazards such as low rain-fall can make it worse

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Many governments in LEDC's how recognise high BR as a problem and have family planning and population policies in place These policies vary from persuasion and incentives to strict laws reinforced by severe punishments

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* Agricultural change * Urbanisation * Education * Emancipation of women

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* Frees some workers for industry, more rapid economic growth ↓↑ * Technology improves yields and saves labour * In the industrial revolution in the UK, bigger work forces needed so people has larger families. Soon technology advances reduced need for labour, making smaller families desirable

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* Childrens labour is less valuable than in rural areas * Sekk better educationa; oppourtunities * Rural-to-urban migration common in poorer countries as theres believed to be better oppourtuities in the city

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* Improved standards of living * AS levels of educational achievement increase * Children become an economic disadvantage * Fewer children means parents have more money to be spent on each one, gives them better future choices * Many parents in poorer countries see education as their childrens best chance in life

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* Equality is increased * Prejudice against women holding more senior positions at work has **reduced** * Women **put off having children** or don't have them because there are many oppourtunities, this increases as the economy develops * Oppourtunities for girls

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The population (of a country, city or area) broken down into **age** and **gender** We can represent population by using a population pyramid

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Slope of pyramid indicate the death rate

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Width of the base is related to the birth rate/fertility rate

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Proportions of men and women can suggest male or female migrations

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Height of graph can indicate life expectancy, you would ignore the very thin end of the wedge, which is on the LEDC graph as it is a very small minority

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'kinks' indicate dramatic reductions in BR or increases in DR in the past

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The area of graph indicates the total population - compare areas of different population age group of difference sex on one graph

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numbers/percentage of the population

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Age categories

HUMAN - Population Flashcards

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