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Population change key terms
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- 1Fertility RateThe average number of children a woman has
2015 it was 1.85
1900 it was 3.5
the number has increased due to the status of women increasing, legalisation of abortions and contraception in 1960, kids are seen as costly - 2Replacement LevelThe average number of children a woman need to have in order to maintain a stable population
for the Uk its 2.1
this is unsustainable, as there is more elderly than working. therefore in order to combat this the pension age could increase, the amount of compulsory pension taxes people have to pay may have to increase. it also creates a housing shortage since elderly are not moving out until much later casing housing prices to rise - 3Ageing/ Greying populationan increasing population of people aged 65 or over.
the number has increased due to the life expectancy age increasing.
82 for women in 2015
79 for menin 2015
49 for women in 1900
45 for men in 1900
life expectancy has increased due to better healthcare e.g. NHS started in 1948 , hygiene education has improved, dangerous jobs have moved overseas - 4Dependency RatioThe ratio of 65+ and under 16 decided by the population working.
x100% to make the dependency ratio a percentage - 5Family sizes in the UKFamily size has decreased
2.4 in 2015
6 in 1900
29% of Uk households only consist of 1 person.
family size has decreased as kids are seen as expensive, deforce rates have increased, contraception legalisation in 1960 has led to fewer kids - 6Ethnicity in the UKethnicity percentage has increased
13% in 2015
less than 1% in 1900
post colonial flow in 1945 onwards increased as there was a shortage in workforce, unlimited access for A8 migrants - 7Demographyis the study of population characteristics and peoples movements. Demographers refer to:
national statistics- detailed census started in 1801 and is filled out by the population every 10 years. However it can become out of date very quickly, people may not fill it out correctly
Parish Registers- information given at a local scale that includes births, deaths, marriages in the area
personal recollection- individuals can iild a picture of their lives through family trees, diaries, newspapers. However it is usually not very detailed and doesn't provide lots of data
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- Some key words and statistics needed for AS geography on the UK's population change
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