Unit 3 Population and Migration

Define population density and distribution.

• The average number of people in a given unit area and how a population is spread over an area.

• The number of houses per square kilometre and urbanisation rates.

• Where people live on the surface of the earth.

• The number of a people in a country and where they are situated.

Which environment is difficult to live in due to water scarcity?

• Tropical rainforests

• Mountain ranges

• Deserts

• Permanently frozen ground

Which of the following describes a country in STAGE 1 of the Demographic Transition Model?

• High birth rates and low death rates

• Low birth rates and low death rates

• A high rate of natural increase

• A rate of natural increase that is either at or slightly above 0

What age groups does the bottom of a population pyramid represent?

• The elderly

• The working adults

• The children

• Males

What growth rate does this population pyramid represent?

• Rapid Growth

• Slow Growth

• Negative Growth

• Zero Growth

Is this country Developed or Developing?

• Developed

• Developing

Predict the future population growth of this country.

• Negative Growth (the population will shrink)

• Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)

• Fast Growth (the population will explode)

Push factors are....

• good things that draw a person to another country
• reasons that drive a person out of their country
• reasons people migrate to a new area

 Opportunity to make more money is a .....

• push factor
• pull factor

One reason the world is growing so quickly is because...

• The world has infinite resources for everyone

• Birth rate is higher than death rate

• There are more and more places for people to live

• Death rate is higher than birth rate