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Chapter 2:Unit 1&2
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- 1Birth ratenº of children born in one year in a place
Births/population x 1000 - 2Fertility ratenº of births in one year in a particular place in relation to the nº of fertile women.
Births/fertile women(15-49) x 1000 - 3Death ratenº of deaths in a particular place in one year related to the population.
Deaths/population x 1000 - 4Characteristics of death rates-Falling death rates: because of advances in nutrition, healthcare and hygiene, death rates have fallen.
-Variety in death rates: not all countries have experienced this fall in death rates. Europe & Africa have the highest birth rates, in Europes case because of the aging population, in Africa’s case because of poor healthcare, civil wars and poverty.
-Main causes: infectious diseases. - 5Infant mortalitynº of children dead with less than 1 year old in relation to the births.
nº children dead> 1 year old/ births x 1000 - 6Life expectancyaverage nº of years a newborn is expected to live.
-Developed countries: 79 men, 87 women
-Less-developed countries: lower then 62 years (Africa: <50) - 7Natural increaseDifference between births and deaths.
Births-deaths - 8Real growthThe result of adding the natural increase to its net migration.
- 93 age groups-Children: 0-14
-Adults: 15-64
-Elders: 65+ - 10Pyramids-Young pyramid: wide base and small numbers of elders. C=40% A=45% E=15%
-Mature pyramid: fewer children than the young one, similar population of children/adults. More elders. Represents stable population of developing countries. C=32% A=45% E=23%
-Ageing pyramid: shape of a bulb. The fewest children and has more adults/elders. The most elders. Represents falling birth rate in recent decades.
C=20% A=49% E=62% - 11—
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- 2º de ESO Geografía Flashcards on Chapter 2:Unit 1&2, created by Malú Rivas on 01/11/2022.
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