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Revision for population: key vocab & case studies (does not include migration).

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Fertility Rate   number of births per 1000 of the population. (Total no. of births/Total population) x 1000  
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Mortality Rate   number of deaths per 1000 of the population (crude death rate). (Total no. of deaths/Total population) x 1000  
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Underpopulation   Where a population is too small to fully exploit it's resources.  
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Overpopulation   Where there are too few resources for the population size.  
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Optimum Population   A theoretical situation where the size of the population is suited to the available resources.  
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Population Momentum   The tendency for a population to continue growing, even after reaching replacement level.  
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Replacement Level   The fertility rate required for the older generations to be replaced by the younger. Now around 2.1 children per woman.  
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Ageing Population   A population with a high proportion of elderly dependants and a low proportion of youthful dependants.  
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Youthful Population   A population with a high proportion of youthful dependants and a low proportion of elderly dependants.  
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CASE STUDY: Lima, Peru   Case Study for: impacts of population growth, reasons for population change (migration)  
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CASE STUDY: Tanzania   Case Study for: factors affecting fertility rate (increase)  
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CASE STUDY: Kerala, India   Case Study for: factors affecting fertility rate (decrease)  
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CASE STUDY: Sub-Saharan Africa   Case Study for: youthful population - causes, effects & solutions.  
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CASE STUDY: United Kingdom   Case Study for: ageing population - causes & effects  
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CASE STUDY: Singapore   Case Study for: pro-natal policy - reasons why, how, successes, issues (also anti-natal policy)  
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CASE STUDY: China   Case Study for: anti-natal policy - why, how, effects  
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