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Geography - Population and Migration

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  • What do we call places where a lot of people live?
    Densely populated places.
  • What is the POPULATION GROWTH RATE?
    It's the speed at which the population increases.
  • When does population DECREASE?
    When the death rate is higher than the birth rate.
  • Give 3 named examples of DENSELY POPULATED places.
    (Your answers)
  • Why do people migrate? Mention different reasons.
    (Your own answers).
  • What are MIGRANTS?
    People who move from one place to another to live.
  • What does the DEATH RATE show?
    The number of people who die each year.
  • What is the NATURAL INCREASE?
    It's the difference between birth and death rates.
  • Mention some PULL and PUSH FACTORS.
    (Your examples).
  • What is a SPARSELY POPULATED place?
    It's a place where few people live.
  • What are NEGATIVE FACTORS? Give 2 examples.
    They're factors that discourage people from living in a particular area.
  • What's the effect migration has on population?
    It affects population size and the variety of different people living in a place.
  • When does population INCREASE?
    When the birth rate is higher than the death rate.
  • Define MIGRATION
    The movement of people from one place to another.
  • Which things can affect the DEATH RATE?
    (Different answers).
  • Is population distributed evenly around the world? Why/Why not?
    No, it isn't. Because there are densely and sparsely populated places.
  • Give 3 named examples of SPARSELY POPULATED places.
    (Your answers)
  • What does the BIRTH RATE show?
    The number of babies being born each year.
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