1.Population, Growth, Change and Structure

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Birth Rate-Number of live Births each year per thousand of the population in an area

Death Rate-Number of deaths each year per thousand of the population in an area

Natural increase-When birth rate is higher than death rate. This means that more people are being born than dying and the population is increasing naturally

A Graph showing population growth

GIS-Geographical Information Systems

This a way of storing information about places so that lots of data can be brought together and compared.

By using GIS you can access information quickly and easily, and identify patterns clearly.

Lots of information can be linked to one area. This is much quicker than finding the information separately and trying to map it all.

You do not need to memorize the data you find.

Migration- When people move house permanently, Migrants

Immigration- is when people move into a country, immigrants

Emigration- is when people move out of a country, Emigrants

CASE STUDY-UK

Evaluate the positive and negative impacts of international migration using one case study of country within the EU- United Kingdom

Numbers- 700 thousand polish between 2004 and 2007

Origins-All the A8 Countries

Czech Republic

Estonia

Hungary

Latvia

Lithuania

Poland

Slovakia

Sloveni

Destination-UK

Impact on services-Pressure on houses,28.8 Billion spent on Benefits, Filling low paid jobs, Language barriers

Impacts on Economy-Working in factories and increasing production, 31.2 billion paid to the government in taxes, positives over ride the negatives.

Population Structure- the way a population is divided between male and female, and different age groups.

Dependency can be seen on a population pyramid. There are 2 groups of people who are dependent on the people who are working age to support them.

Aged Dependent (65+)

Youth Dependent (0-14)

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