geography

Cards (19)

  • effects of population growth around the world
  • Wavelength is the distance between two consecutive points on a wave that are in phase with each other.
  • environmental degradation
  • depletion of natural resources
  • increase in crime rates
  • water and food conflicts
  • wars increase
  • population density increases
  • urbanization increases
  • global warming is caused by human activity, including burning fossil fuels, deforestation, agriculture, transportation, industrial processes, and waste management.
  • population distribution is how people spread around an area
  • demography is the statistical study of human population
  • population density is the average number of people living in an area per square kilometer
  • population growth is the increase or decrease in the number of people in a population
  • positive effects include: increased labour force,market expansion and diverse workforce
  • negative effects: strain on resources,over-crowded cities,unemployment and food insecurity
  • A developing countries is a country that is still developing economically and socially.
  • pull factors are factors that attract people to a place because of the amenities
  • push factors are factors that make people want to leave a country, such as poverty, war, famine, and persecution