WHY DOES POPULATION CHANGE?
Name one factor that can affect population.
People are born or die.
OR
People move around to find work or escape natural disasters and wars.
How can we represent population?
We use graphs and charts.
We divide the population of a country into groups according to what factors?
Gender or age
True or False? Spain's population density is lower than most other European countries.
True
The ______________ of the EU is 114 per km2.
population density
What is fertility rate?
It is the average number of children per family.
What do pyramid graphs show?
Age groups
What type pf chart do you use when you divide population into gender groups or age groups?
Pie charts
Spain has a _____ population density and a low ______________.
Spain has a low population density and a low fertility rate.
The _______________ of the EU is 1.6 children per family.
fertility rate
____________ in population can happen when there are more births in a country than deaths. This results in an ___________ in population. If there are more deaths than births, population __________.
Natural changes in population can happen when there are more births in a country than deaths. This results in an increase in population. If there are more deaths than births, population decreases.
We use pie charts to show _____________ and bar charts/line graphs to show ___________ in population.
We use pie charts to show percentages and bar charts/line graphs to show changes in population.
What is an ethnic group?
People that have a common language and culture
In 2012, the population of Spain began to _________. Why?
In 2012, the population of Spain began to decrease. This was because many immigrants returned home because of high unemployment.
The average age of people living in the EU is increasing. Why?
Because fertility rates are low.
What is the movement of people from one area to another?
And why do people move?
Migration
People move to find work or to escape wars or natural disasters.
Pyramid graphs show age groups but what other information does it give us?
We can also divide population into groups according to what?
Religion
There is a higher population density in what 2 areas?
In cities and coastal areas
What is the nationality with the highest number of people in the EU?
German
What is the difference between immigrants and emigrants?
Immigrants are people that live and work in one country but are from another country.
Emigrants are people that leave their country to live in a different one.
Explain: wider at the base, wider in the middle, and wider at the top
Wider at the base: the population is increasing because there are more young people than older people
Wider in the middle: the population grew rapidly in the past but is now decreasing
Wider at the top: the population is decreasing and has been decreasing for many years
Which groups do these belong to: age, gender, ethnic, or religious
male
Arab
Muslim
under-fives
female
Buddhist
Japanese
gender
ethnic
religious
age
gender
religious
ethnic
What is the fertility rate in Spain?
1.47 children per family
What percent of people living in the EU are immigrants from non-EU countries?
7%