Demography bases
What is Demography the study of?
The study of human population
How many inhabitants does Spain have?
About 47 million
What does natural population growth mean?
The difference between birth rate and death rate
What is migration?
When people move from one place to another
Give one economic reason why people migrate.
To find better jobs
What does Population mean?
The number of people in an area
What is the population density of Spain?
92.3 inhabitants per km²
What is positive natural growth?
More births than deaths
What is inmigration?
People coming into a country or area
Give one social reason for migration.
To have a better standard of living
What does Population Density tell us?
If an area has many or few people living in it
Name one province or comunidad with a high population density.
Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Alicante, etc.
What is negative natural growth?
More deaths than births
What is emigration?
People leaving a country or area
Give one political reason for migration.
To escape war or persecution
Write the formula for Population Density.
Number of inhabitants ÷ area (km²)
Name one province or comunidad with a low population density.
Castilla y León, Extremadura, Lugo, etc.
Write the formula for real population growth.
Natural population growth + net migration
Write the formula for net migration.
Immigrants – emigrants
Give one natural reason for migration.
To escape floods, droughts, or earthquakes
Give one reason why it is important to study demography.
To understand population growth, resources, and living conditions
Explain one reason why some parts of Spain have fewer inhabitants.
Mountainous areas, extreme climate, few jobs, mainly agriculture
If a country has a birth rate of 10 and death rate of 8, what is its natural growth?
+2 (positive natural growth)
Give one example of a natural reason for migration.
Earthquake, drought, flood, volcano, etc.
Give one family reason why people migrate.
To join family members living in another place