Population and Development

Question 1

physical factors that affect population distribution

Answer 1

1. climate
2. relief
3. natural resources
4. soil

Question 2

human factors that affect populaiton

Answer 2

1. Jobs
2. War
3. Services

Question 3

how does climate affect population?

Answer 3

People need moderate climates with enough water to grow food.
Tundra, deserts, rainforests - low populaiton density

Question 4

how does relief affect population?

Answer 4

flat land easier to build on, coasts allow trade, mountains cold and harsh

Question 5

how does natural resources affect population?

Answer 5

can be exploited and sold eg Copper Belt, DRC

Question 6

how does soil affect population?

Answer 6

required for farming and providing food to eat eg Goma, DRC

Question 7

how do jobs affect population?

Answer 7

people live close to work which is decided by proximity to resources, markets and centres of population

Question 8

how does war affect population?

Answer 8

people flee areas of conflict eg Syria leading to population decrease

Question 9

How do services affect population?

Answer 9

good healthcare, education and entertainment encourage high population densities eg NYC

Question 10

Reasons for low death rates in developed countries

Answer 10

1. access to health and social care
2. access to pensions
3. advances in modern medicine

Question 11

what is development?

Answer 11

improvements to people standard of living

Question 12

what does a social indicator tell us about?

Answer 12

a persons quality of life

Question 13

what does an economic indicator tell us about?

Answer 13

the wealth of a nation

Question 14

what is life expectancy?

Answer 14

how many years a person born in a given year is expected to live

Question 15

Why can development indicators be misleading?

Answer 15

They are AVERAGES! eg lower life expectancy in Glasgow than rest of UK

Question 16

Where would life expectancy be high?

Answer 16

Developed countries eg UK, Japan

Question 17

What can life expectancy tell us about the level of development in a country?

Answer 17

1. Spend money on healthcare
2. advanced treatments
3. clean drinking water
4. nutritious food

Question 18

What can a high number of people per doctor tell us about the level of development in a country?

Answer 18

1. lack of university level training
2. poor access to education
   eg Palau

Question 19

What can a low number of people per doctor tell us about the level of development in a country?

Answer 19

1. privatises health system
2. profitable business
   eg USA

Question 20

what is birth rate?

Answer 20

number of births per 1,000 women

Question 21

what is birth rate like in developed countries?

Answer 21

low

Question 22

what is birth rate like in developing countries?

Answer 22

high

Question 23

what can a low birth rate tell us about a country?

Answer 23

1. lower infant mortality rate so women confident children will survive
2. vaccinations and better healthcare
3. nutritious food and clean water
   eg Iceland

Question 24

what can a high birth rate tell us about a country?

Answer 24

1. larger families because children need to work
2. Lack of widely available contraception and family planning
   eg Niger

Question 25

When describing a graph what do we need to include?

Answer 25

1. Trend 2. Data from the trend 3. Time period of trend

Question 26

where is % people employed in agriculture high?

Answer 26

developing countries eg Niger

Question 27

where is % people employed in agriculture low?

Answer 27

Developed countries eg UK, Japan

Question 28

What can % people employed in agriculture tell us about the level of development in a country?

Answer 28

1. lots of subsistence farming 2. lack of machinery - more workers 3. developed countries import food - less workers 4. low wages - lower quality of life

Question 29

what is GDP?

Answer 29

gross domestic product - value of all goods and services provided by a country in a year

Question 30

what can GDP tell us about the level of development in a country?

Answer 30

High GDP shows 1. country produces high value goods and has many industries 2. higher levels of tax 3. more money for schools, healthcare 4. higher paying jobs

Question 31

why can GDP be misleading?

Answer 31

coutries with higher populations can appear more developed based on their total GDP

Question 32

What economic indicator can be used instead of GDP?

Answer 32

Average income per person

Question 33

What are composite indicators?

Answer 33

these make multiple economic and social indicators and combine them to give one number

Question 34

Which indicators does HDI include?

Answer 34

1. Gross nation product per capita 2. life expectancy 3. number of years in school

Question 35

What does HDI stand for?

Answer 35

Human Development Index

Question 36

If HDI was high, % of people employed in agriculture would be?

Answer 36

low

Question 37

If HDI was high, number of people per doctor would be?

Answer 37

low

Question 38

If HDI was high, death rate would be?

Answer 38

low

Question 39

If HDI was high, calories consumed per day would be?

Answer 39

high

Question 40

what is death rate?

Answer 40

number of deaths per 1,000 people each year

Question 41

What does DTM stand for?

Answer 41

demographic transition model

Question 42

what three data sets are shown on the DTM?

Answer 42

birth rate, death rate, population

Question 43

Describe birth rate, death rate and natural increase at Stage 1 of the DTM.

Answer 43

BR - High DR - High Natural increase - low and variable

Question 44

Describe birth rate, death rate and natural increase at Stage 2 of the DTM.

Answer 44

BR - High DR - Rapid decrease Natural increase - rapid increase

Question 45

Describe birth rate, death rate and natural increase at Stage 3 of the DTM.

Answer 45

BR - rapid decrease DR - slow decrease Natural increase - slow increase

Question 46

Describe birth rate, death rate and natural increase at Stage 4 of the DTM.

Answer 46

BR - low DR - low Natural increase - low and variable

Question 47

Describe birth rate, death rate and natural increase at Stage 5 of the DTM.

Answer 47

BR - very low DR - low Natural increase - small decrease

Question 48

Example of a country at Stage 1 of the DTM

Answer 48

UK pre-1750

Question 49

Example of a country at Stage 2 of the DTM

Answer 49

Ethiopia

Question 50

Example of a country at Stage 3 of the DTM

Answer 50

India

Question 51

Example of a country at Stage 4 of the DTM

Answer 51

UK or USA

Question 52

Example of a country at Stage 5 of the DTM

Answer 52

Germany or Japan

Question 53

Pyramid shaped population pyramid shows?

Answer 53

1. High birth rate 2. high death rate 3. low life expectancy 4. developing country

Question 54

Bullet shaped populaton pyramid shows?

Answer 54

1. Low birth rate 2. low death rate 3. high life expectancy 4. developed country

Question 55

Reasons for high birth rate in devleoping countries

Answer 55

1. less contraception and family planning 2. Women leave school early - more time to have kids 3. high child mortality - more kids to ensure some survive

Question 56

Reasons for low birth rates in developed countries

Answer 56

1. more school and uni - kids later in life 2. women focus on careers and choose not to have kids 3. fewer kids so families can afford luxeries

Question 57

Reasons for high death rates in developing countries

Answer 57

1. poor healthcare 2. poor sanitation - lack of clean water 3. spread of diseases

Question 58

Birth rate in the UK is...

Answer 58

Low

Question 59

Death rate in the UK is...

Answer 59

Low

Question 60

Life expectancy in the UK is...

Answer 60

High

Question 61

The shape of this pyramid is....

Answer 61

bullet shape with narrow base

Question 62

What is the proportion of young and old dependents?

Answer 62

bullet shape with narrow base

Question 63

Birth rate in the India is...

Answer 63

High

Question 64

Death rate in the India is...

Answer 64

High

Question 65

Life expectancy in the India is...

Answer 65

Low