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Test por Amy Arthur, actualizado hace más de 1 año
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Creado por Amy Arthur
hace alrededor de 11 años
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Pregunta 1
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Why is population growing rapidly?
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Reduction in death rate in LICs and MICs. The birth rate in many of these countries is still high.
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Reduction in birth rate in LICs and MICs. The death rate in many of these countries is still high.
Pregunta 2
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By comparison HICs have a ____ birth and death rate giving a slowly increasing or even decreasing population.
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High
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Low
Pregunta 3
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What is population density?
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The number of people who live in a defined area.
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Where the people are.
Pregunta 4
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What is population distribution?
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The number of people who live in a defined area.
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Where the people are.
Pregunta 5
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Is world population distribution even or uneven?
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Even
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Uneven
Pregunta 6
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Places which are sparsely populated contain what number of people?
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Few
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Many
Pregunta 7
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Places which are densely populated have what number of people?
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Few
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Many
Pregunta 8
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A birth rate higher than death rate leads to a natural increase or decrease in populations?
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Increase
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Decrease
Pregunta 9
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A death rate higher than birth rate leads to a natural increase or decrease in population?
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Increase
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Decrease
Pregunta 10
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What does the population do when birth and death rates are the same?
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Random order: sometimes more people are dying and other times more people are being born.
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Population remains the same.
Pregunta 11
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Identify two reasons for places being sparsely populated.
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High land that is mountainous and inhospitable, eg. the Himalayas.
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Good job opportunities.
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Countries with unstable governments.
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Areas rich in resources (eg. coal or oil).
Pregunta 12
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Identify two reasons for places being sparsely populated.
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High land that is mountainous and inhospitable, eg. the Himalayas.
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Good job opportunities.
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Countries with unstable governments.
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Areas rich in resources (eg. coal or oil).
Pregunta 13
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Identify two reasons for places being densely populated.
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Low land, which is flat, eg. Ganges Valley in India.
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Areas with a temperature that isn't too extreme (not too hot and not too cold).
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Areas with exreme climates.
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Areas with few resources.
Pregunta 14
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What causes birth and death rates to change?
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Medical
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Social
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Political
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Economic
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Environmental
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Commercial
Pregunta 15
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Describe what happens in Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition Model.
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Population fluctuates, but stays stable. High birth and death rate. Small population change. UK --> Before 1750
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Population is very rapid. High birth rate, death rate falls. Rapid population growth. UK --> 1950
Pregunta 16
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Describe what happens in Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model.
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Very slow population increase. Birth rate is low and fluctuates, death rate is low. Stable population change. UK --> Post 1950
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Very rapid population increase. High birth rate, death rate falls. Rapid growth in population. UK --> 1750-1880
Pregunta 17
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Decribe what happens in Stage 3 of the Demographic Transition Model.
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Population increases but less rapidly. Birth rate falls, death rate is low. Population change has a slower growth. UK --> 1880-1950
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Population slowly decreases. Birth rate is low, death rate is low but higher than birth rate. Population change has a slow decrease. UK --> Still in stage 4, possibly Stage 5 in the future if brith rate rises.
Pregunta 18
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Decribe what happens in Stage 4 of the Demographic Transition Model.
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Very slow population increase. Birth rate is low and fluctuates, death rate is low. Stable population change. UK --> Post 1950
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Population increases but less rapidly. Birth rate falls, death rate is low. Slower population change. UK --> 1880-1950
Pregunta 19
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Describe what happens in Stage 5 of the Demographic Transition Model.
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Very slow population increase. Birth rate is low and fluctuates, death rate is low. Stable population change. UK --> Post 1950
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Population slowly decreases. Birth rate is low, death rate is low but higher than birth rate. Population change has a slow decrease. UK -->Still in stage 4, possibly Stage 5 in the future if birth rate rises.
Pregunta 20
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When did China have a quarter of the world's population?
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1970
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1973
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1975
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1979
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1983
Pregunta 21
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What were the incentives of sticking to the 'One-Child Policy'?
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Longer paid maternity leave
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Free medical care
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Discount on medical care
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Better child care
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Free housing arrangements
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Preferential housing arrangements
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Free education
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Cash bonuses
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Don't have to work at all
Pregunta 22
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What were the disincentives of the policy?
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Couples are required to pledge that they would not have more children.
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People were monitored by the 'granny police'.
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If they had another child they lost all their privileges.
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If they had another child they would be arrested.
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They received heavy fines if they did not obey the policy.
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Sacked from their jobs as a punishment.
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Each area was only allowed a certain number (quota) or births.
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Women with unauthorised pregnancies were pressured to have abortions and those who already had children were urged to use contraception or undergo sterilisation
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Their original children are't allowed to go to school, so don't get a good education.
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They aren't entitled to electricity and hot water.
Pregunta 23
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In what year did Singapore's government introduce the 'three or more' policy?
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1985
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1987
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1990
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1993
Pregunta 24
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What were the incentives that are offered to parents who stick to the policy?
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A cash gift of $3000 each for the first and second child.
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A cash gift of $6000 each for the third and fourth child.
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3 months maternity leave for the mothers.
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Parents can live in large flats
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Mothers do not have to return to work if they don't want to.
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3 days of paternity leave on the birth of the first four children for fathers.
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5 days of paid childcare leave a year.
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Parents receive a discount on family cars.
Pregunta 25
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What were the disincentives of the 'three or more policy'?
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Couples with no children are not entitled to buy anything larger than a three-room flat.
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Any transport that the parents already own is taken away.
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No choice of schools so their education might suffer.
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They do not receive financial packages offered by the government.
Pregunta 26
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What is meant by the term 'youthful population'?
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Where an area has mostly children compared to adults.
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Where an area has a high proportion of young people below the age of 16 or 19.
Pregunta 27
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What is meant by the term 'ageing population'?
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A high proportion of elderly people over the age of 65.
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Where there is mainly adults compared to children.
Pregunta 28
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What are the advantages of an ageing population?
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Fewer people will be unemployed as the percentage of elderly who are retired increases.
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Some elderly work without pay in places such as charity shops therefore increasing the economic situation.
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The area will be a very boring place as it is very quiet so no one will go there.
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There will be a growth in the leisure industry with firms wanting to grab the 'grey pound'.
Pregunta 29
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What are the disadvantages of having an ageing population?
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The pension age will have to increase.At present the old age pension is paid at age 65. This will increase in steps to 68 in 2046.
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Much greater demand on health care and care homes. People might have to sell their homes to afford these.
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Area will be very dull and boring.
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Taxes are likely to increase to pay for services and pensions.
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Money spent on education might be cut to spend on the elderly instead.
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People live longer, more houses are needed and therefore using up large amounts of land.
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