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What is the result of demographic suicide?
What is the result of demographic suicide?
What is the predicted world population by 2100 if the global fertility rate remains at 2.5 children?
What is the predicted world population by 2100 if the global fertility rate remains at 2.5 children?
What is the main difference between a push factor and a pull factor in migration?
What is the main difference between a push factor and a pull factor in migration?
What is the term for the movement of people within a country?
What is the term for the movement of people within a country?
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What is the term for a person who leaves their country?
What is the term for a person who leaves their country?
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What is the projected age distribution in 2050?
What is the projected age distribution in 2050?
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What is the percentage decrease in child mortality for every additional year of education a woman has?
What is the percentage decrease in child mortality for every additional year of education a woman has?
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What is the number of deaths per 1000 babies born in the world?
What is the number of deaths per 1000 babies born in the world?
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What is the current trend in the number of children women are having across the world?
What is the current trend in the number of children women are having across the world?
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What is the world's most populated city?
What is the world's most populated city?
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Study Notes
Population and Migration
- Natural forces can correct the imbalance between food supply and population through positive checks.
- Preventive checks, such as family planning, late marriages, and celibacy, can also correct the imbalance.
Types of Migration
- Internal migration: movement of people within a country.
- International migration: movement of people from one country to another.
- An immigrant is a person who enters a country.
- An emigrant is a person who leaves a country.
Reasons for Migration
- Push factors: forces that make people leave their homes.
- Social factors: racism, poor services, abuse, and violence.
- Political factors: government decisions and war.
- Economic factors: job opportunities.
- Environmental factors: natural disasters.
- Pull factors: opposite reasons that attract people to a new location.
Demographic Changes
- By 2050, there will be twice as many older citizens than children.
- Population aging is a reason for mortality decline.
- Demographic suicide occurs when there is an excess of deaths over births.
Population Projections
- If the global fertility rate remains at 2.5 children, the world population is projected to reach 10 billion by 2100.
Interesting Facts
- Malaria is not considered a lifestyle disease that affects life expectancy.
- China and India are the two most populous countries in the world.
- For every additional year of education a woman has, child mortality decreases by 9.5%.
- 28 out of every 1000 babies born in the world die before age 1.
- Women are having fewer and fewer children worldwide.
- There are more males than females in the world.
- 2 people die every second in the world.
- Tokyo is the world's most populated city.
- India is likely to be the most populated country in the world by 2050.
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Description
This quiz covers the concepts of population dynamics, including Malthusian checks, and types of migration, including internal and international migration, as well as the reasons for migration.
