Population characteristics
Can you define the birth rate
Number of children born each year for every 1,000 people in the country
What is the name of the model/graph that shows how populations change over time. It shows changes in birth rate and death rate, and the size of the population
Demographic transition model.
What is the difference between a immigrant and an emigrant
Immigrant- a person who moves from one place to live in another.
Emigrant- a person who migrates out of a country.
How do we calculate GNI per capita
GNI divided by size of the population
Emergency aid, developmental aid, voluntary aid, tied aid
Can you define the death rate
The number of people dying per 1,000 people each year in a country
What is the name of the 5th stage in the demographic transition model
The senile stage
List 2 types of migration?
Individual, mass, voluntary, forced
What are the two ways we can measure economic development
Gross national income and the Human development index
List a source of aid
Bilateral (one government to another)
Multilateral (governments give money to international bodies such as UN and their agencies divide it out e.g UNICEF)
Non-governmental (given by NGO's e.g trocaire and concern)
Can you define natural change
The difference between the birth rate and death rate, can be a natural increase or decrease
Which event in 1760 led to a huge boom in the world's population
The industrial revolution
What is the difference between push and pull factors using examples
Push factors push people away from a place (source region)
Pull factors pull people towards a place (destination region)
Can you list 2 factors affecting patterns of economic development
Colonialism, unfair trade, debt, conflict, environment
Can you list 2 positives of giving aid to developing countries
Emergency aid can be used to save lives, developmental aid can be used to improve quality of life, Aid can be targeted at specific groups, aid can teach countries to become self sufficient by improving skills
What is the name of the structure or make up of a population in a country. It also tells us the number of males and females in different age groups
Population pyramid
Can you list 3 factors affecting population change
Food supply, improved technology, health care, war, the status of women, education
What are some of the different categories of barriers to migration
cultural, physical, financial, political, personal
Can you list 2 indicators for the Human Development Index
GNI per capita, education, life expectancy, gender equality
Can you list 2 negatives of giving aid
Developing countries can become dependent on aid, tied aid can benefit the donor country more in some cases, some government are corrupt and steal aid, donated aid may undercut local markets and traders
What do population pyramids tell us (2 points)
Identify economically active group, economically dependent group, life expectancy, and birth rate.
Can you list 3 factors affecting population distribution and density
Relief, climate, history, resources, economic development
List two effects of the organised migration you have studied (Ulster plantation)
Change of language, change of religion, Irish lost right to land and became tenants, social segregation, and built planter towns e.g Enniskillen
Can you explain the north and south divide
The "North and South divide" can refer to two different concepts: the global divide, which contrasts wealthy, developed countries (often in the North) with developing countries (often in the South); or a term used in countries like the UK for a regional divide, which highlights differences in wealth, culture, and politics between northern and southern regions of the country
Can you list two ways or examples to provide aid sustainably
Emergency aid, development aid, fair trade, and UN sustainable development goals