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Country which is over populated
BANGLEDESH: population 155 million. Area 148,000 km2. birth rate 21%. Death Rate 6%. GDP $2,100
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Country which is under populated
AUSTRALIA: population 22 million. Area 7.7 million km2. Birth rate 14%. Death rate 8%. Net migration rate 6%
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Country which has a high rate of natural population growth
KENYA: population grew from 8 million in 1960 to 32 million in 2000. population in 2016 was 44 million. 42% population under age of 15. Birth rate 39%. Death rate 11%
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Country with low population growth (or population decline)
BULGARIA: population 7.3 million. GDP $7,000. Total rate of population change -6.2%. since 1985 population dropped by 1.5 million
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Countries of International migration
MEXICO TO USA: mexico 1800 people per doctor. adult literacy rate 55%. unemployment 40%. USA: 400 people per doctor. adult literacy rate 99%. life expectancy 76 yrs
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Countries with high dependent population (old dependents)
UK: entering stage 5 of the DTM. life expectancy in women 82yrs, men 77yrs. in 2005 16% of population over 65yrs, by 2040 could be 25%.
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Country manages population growth
CHINA: one child policy has prevented 400 million births. population 1.3 billion. fertility rate in 1979 2.9 %, in 2009 1.8%
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Country or area which is densely populated
ST LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY, CANADA. Area contains 3 millionaire cities-Montreal, ottawa, and Toronto. Over 100 people per km2
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Country or area which is sparsely populated
ROCKY MOUNTAINS, CANADA: less than 1 person per km2. Mount paddington rises over 4000 metres above sea level. In far west of canada
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Settlement and service provision in an area
SHREWSBURY: Population 72,000. 15 secondary schools. 5 primary schools. over 30 churches. OSWESTRY: Population 15,000 WESTON RHYN: population 2,000
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Urban area including changing land use and urban sprawl
LONDON: Population 8.5 million. Area 1,500 km2. Boris Bikes. Transport for London. M25 is a ring road. 500,000 tourists visit each week
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rapidly growing urban area in a developing country & migration to it
SAO PAULO: in 1970 urban dwellers in population 56%. in 1991 urban dwellers were 75%. 2 million people live in slums
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MEDC EARTHQUAKE
JAPAN: on 11th march 2011. 9 magnitude earthquake. focus 32km deep. recorded 130 km east off coast of Sendai. 250,000 made homeless. $250 billion in damage
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LEDC EARTHQUAKE
HAITI: its an LEDC. boundary between north atlantic plate and Caribbean plate
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VOLCANO
MOUNT MERAPI, JAVA: java is close to major subduction zone, where indo Australian plate meets eurasian plate. mare is a stratovolcano. major eruptions in 2006 and 2010. one of the world most active volcanoes
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OPPURTUNITIES PRESENTED BY A RIVER, THE HAZARDS, AND MANAGEMENT
RIVER RHINE FLOODS OF 1995: millions of pounds worth of damage. 250,000 people evacuated. Rhine drainage basin covers 9 countries. source in Switzerland. 1250 km long. 30% of germanys trade through the mouth of rhine
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OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED BY AN AREA OF COASTLINE, HAZARDS, MANAGEMENT
HOLDERNESS COAST: erodes at rate of 2m per year. 29 villages lost to the sea over last 1000 yrs as 5 km have been eroded.
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AREA OF TROPICAL RAINFOREST
BORNEO: large island in Indonesia in south east Asia. hot all year round average 27 degrees. very wet no dry season. has 3,000 species on offer. since 1980 nowhere else in the world has experienced forest clearance so rapidly.
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AREA OF HOT DESSERT
NAMIBIA: found along se Africa between 20 degrees south and 27 degrees south. inland maximum summer temp 35 degrees. pop;action 2 million. pop density 2.5 per km2
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TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATION AND ITS GLOBAL LINK
NIKE: employs over 40,000 people. 700 factories around the world. turnover $30 billion
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FARM OR AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM
SANDHU FAMILY RICE FARM: in ganges river valley. subsistence farm. one hectare in size. high temperatures all year over 39 degrees. over 200 cm of rainfall
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COUNTRY OR REGIONAL AREA SUFFERING FOOD SHORTAGES
SOUTH SUDAN: population over 11 million. 40% suffering malnutrition
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AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE OR FACTORY
PORT TALBOT STEEL WORKS, SOUTH WALES: owned by tata steel company. port talbot employs around 300 people. Its in the M4
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AN AREA WHERE TOURISM IS IMPORTANT
COSTA DEL SOL: attracts around 9 million per year. makes 12 billion euros for local economy. in summer over 30 degrees most of day
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ENERGY SUPPLY IN AN AREA OR COUNTRY
NORWAY: nearly all of noways energy is HEP. Biggest provider of HEP in in Europe
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WATER SUPPLY IN A COUNTRY OR AREA
NORTH EAST ENGLAND: cities of newcastle and sunderland in NE. Nissan car factory. chemical industries in river tyne
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AN AREA WHERE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS TAKING PLACE CAUSING THE ENVIRONMENT TO BE AT RISK
PEARL RIVER DELTA: port of shenzan, major industrial area in china. economy has grown from $8 billion in 1980 to $150 billion today. authorities have spent $7 billion on 30 new storage works
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URBAN AREA WHERE DIFFERENT GROUPS ARE SEGREGATED
MANCHESTER: 60% british people, 40% people from other countries. Asia making up around 15% of population
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