Population Basics
What do we call it when there are more people living in a place than the land, jobs, and services can support?
Over Population
Many countries have fast population growth because healthcare has improved. What effect does better healthcare have on death rates?
Lower death rates / longer life expectancy
What do we call the situation when there are too many people and not enough jobs, housing, or services?
Over-population
Which Southeast Asian country is being studied for possible overpopulation problems?
Indonesia
A policy that encourages families to have more children is called what?
Pro-natalist policy
What do we call it when an area has plenty of resources but not enough people to use them?
Under population
Some countries have high birth rates because families have more children and there is limited family planning. What population measure does this cause to increase?
High birth rate
What do we call it when a country has too few people for its land and resources?
Under-population
Which newspaper published the article “Over-populated or under-developed?
The Guardian
A policy that aims to reduce the birth rate is known as what?
Anti-natalist policy
Which two natural factors cause a population to grow or shrink?
Birth rate and death rate
Different countries have different population change because their birth rates and death rates vary. Which two factors explain these differences?
Birth rate and death rate
Many developing countries grow quickly because they have a high what?
High birth rate
Indonesia’s rapid population growth causes shortages in which basic services?
Healthcare and education (or housing and services)
Education for women and contraception help reduce which rate?
Birth rate
What do we call the movement of people into or out of a country?
Migration
When people move into a country, the population rises. What is this movement called?
Immigration
What do we call the pressure on housing, jobs, healthcare, and transport caused by fast population growth?
Population pressure
Urban crowding in Indonesia is linked to what type of migration?
Rural-to-urban migration
What do we call checking whether population strategies are working?
Evaluating population policies
What is the number of babies born per 1,000 people each year called?
Birth rate
When people move out of a country, the population becomes smaller. What is this movement called?
Emigration
When a country has low birth rates and many older people, what population problem can occur?
Aging population / population decline
The Al Jazeera article asks whether Indonesia’s problem is overpopulation or what other issue?
Under-development
The Al Jazeera article asks whether Indonesia’s problem is overpopulation or what other issue?
Birth, death, and migration