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population and health + migration
Question | Answer |
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people/ square kilometer | arithmetic density |
if regions have higher densities what's the best explanation on why they are more heavily populated? | they have high carry capacities |
if there is a big land mass but people only ecumene half, is this a high or low arithmetic density? | low arithmetic density |
if rural-to-urban migration continues what is the most likely outcome? | housing shortages in urban areas will be common |
what is the environmental impact of population distribution in urban expansions | more soil/water is used to increase the carry capacity of agricultural land |
if there is a pointy population pyramid what can you assume? | a high fertility rate |
migration from turkey to germany is | transnational |
the center of population in the US shifted to warmer climate places for jobs in what time period | 1950-2010 |
transhumance | moving your animals/herds because of the climate/season |
what causes a decrease in mortality rates | better hygiene |
what stage in the DTM deals with many deals from epidemic disease because of lack of reliable health care/insanitation | stage 2 |
what stage of the DTM deals with deaths related to chronic disorders - heart disease, bad lifestyle choices | stage 4 |
what is a neo-malthusians viewpoint | food production is not meeting the needs of a rapidly growing population |
anti-malthusians viewpoint | food and population would grow with one another |
is sub-saharan African has high TFR they struggle with what type of ratio | high young dependency ratio as death rates continue to decrease |
if a place TFR decreases but is projected to be higher in 2050 what explains why its increasing | the population will continue to grow because of a large youthful population |
emigrants send funds to there families which causes a _________ boom | economic |
what best explains the trend in asylum seekers? | unstable politics and conflict + high TFR |
population pyramids convey information about | populations age distribution and trends in birth+death rates |
what was the impact on china's anti natalist one-child policy? | a cultural preference of males |
according to malthusians theory what would new technologies for farming do to population? | the new technologies would reduce positive checks on population. |
are single or married people more likely to migrate | single |
a population pyramid that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom most likely represents | a population of retirees (retired people) because there is probably age restrictions, |