Population Distribution

Population Distribution

1. Migration

   • Organised
     • Plantation
     • Colonisation
   • Individual
   • Voluntary
   • Forced
   • International
     • Emigrants
     • Immgrants
   • Internal
   • Reasons to leave
     • Push Factors
     • Pull factors
     • Barriers to migration

2. Inequalities (north/south)

   • Child mortality
   • Life expectancy

3. Density

   • High e.g Hong Kong
   • Low e.g West of Ireland

4. Structure

   • Population pyramid

5. Causes of change

   • Birth rates
   • Death rates
   • Migration

6. Types of changes

   • Natural increase
   • Natural decrease
   • Density
   • Distribution

7. Population cycle

   • 5 stage demographic transition model

8. Factors influencing change

   • Food supply
   • War
   • Advances in technology
   • Health care
   • Status of women in society
   • Social/historical e.g Brazil
   • Resource/terrain e.g Italy