Human Geography

Human Geogaphy includes Population Change and Food Supply Issues. popluation change=DTM, migration, managment of population change, case studies, urban to rural characteristics. food supply issues=global food distribution, changes in demmand, increasing food production, controlling food production and supply, case studies.

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What is stage 1 of the demographic transition model?
low population with a high but fluctuating birth and death rates. (Rural communities of Bangladesh)
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What is stage 2 of the demographic transition model?
quickly declining death rate, higher birth rate so increasing population. (Sri Lanka or Peru)
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What is stage 3 of the demographic transition model?
falling birth rate, steadying death rates and an increasing population. (Chile or China)
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What is stage 4 of the demographic transition model?
high and increasing population, low but fluctuating birth and death rates. (Australia)
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What is stage 5 of the demographic transition model?
steady population, steady low death rate and a decreasing birth rate. (Italy)
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What is birth rate?
number of live births per 1000people/year
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What is death rate?
number of deaths per 1000people/year
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What is fertility rate?
average number of children each woman will bear
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What is infant mortality rate?
number of infant deaths per 1000people/year
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What is life expectancy?
the age of death predicted for each gender (birth-death)
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What is migration rate?
difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants/1000 population/year
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How does population change over time?
natural change-difference between birth and death rate. zero growth rate-population is neither decreasing nor increasing.
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Explain why most MEDC's are in stages 4-5 of the DTM
They changed through stages 2 and 3 where they had rapid population growth and this was accompanied by industrial growth, farming improvements and increased wealth now have an ageing popukation
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