UK in the 21st Century

Flashcards from CGP revision guide OCR B.

Population density

number of people living in a given area

Where is population density highest?

in cities

Which parts of England have low population densities and why?

Northern Scotland and central Wales because they are mountainous regions

Population desnity of Eden, and where is it

24

it is in Cumbria

problem 1 with high population density

shortage of available housing

How many new homes needed each year to keep up with rising demand

60,000

What does Problem 1 associated with high popuation density cause for people

House prices will increase and some people cannot afford to live there

Problem 2 of high population density?

Pressure on services such as schools and healthcare

What does problem 2 mean for people

there are long waitlists to see doctors

children could have to go to schools a long way from home

what is the problem if children have to go to schools long way from home

it takes time to get home and they will not have time to study or do homework because they are tired so they will struggle academically

what is the problem with long waitlists

people cannot get treated fast enough and some of them suffer for longer.

what do the long waitlists potentially mean for children

children stay sick so struggle at school and academics drop

Areas of UK with high rainfall

north and west of UK

What is average annual rainfall of Northwest scotland

1470mm

Which area of Uk has less rainfall

south and east of UK

Rainfall tends to be higher in _______ areas than _________

coastal inland

Rainfall is also higher in areas of ___________ elevation. __________ areas get more rainfall than __________ areas

higher Mountainous low-lying

What percent of UK is agricultural land

70%

Less than what percent of UK is build on?

10%

Why such a small percent of UK built on?

Most buildings concentrated in large urban areas.

What percent is forest

13%

UK population in 2001

about 59 million

UK population in 2015

about 65 million

rate of population change

Population has increased every year since 2001, but growth rate has slowed down since 2011

What was most common age category on population pyramid for UK in 2001 and why?

30-39s

because of baby boom in 1960s

Why was 40-49 age category high in 2015 population pyramid

baby boom in 1960, and 2001 people age 30-39 became older

What does DTM stand for

Demographic Transition Model

What stage in DTM is UK at?

Stage 4

What is stage one in DTM

high birth and death rates, low population

What is stage 2 on DTM

High birth rate, rapidly falling death rate, rapidly increasing growth rate

What is stage 3 in DTM

Rapidly falling birth rate, slowly falling death rate, increasing population size

What is stage 4 in DTM

Low fluctuation birth and death rate, high steady population

What is stage 5 in DTM

slowly falling birth rate, low and steady death rate, slowly falling population

Over the past _______ years, birth and death rate has fallen meaning it has been through stagges _ to _ in the DTM

300

1

3

What is birth rate now

12 births per thousand

What is death rate now

9 deaths per thousand

Why some areas uninhabited in UK

mountainous and boggy

London population density

5500 per square kilometre

Why suddenly 2001 to 2015 young people increase population

increase in migrants

More than ______ of UK’s population growth is driven by?

half
natural increase

what does natural increase mean?

more births than deaths

how many people moved to the UK

over 600,000

From which countries did immigrants mostly move from?

Australia
China
India

Poland

Number of people leaving the UK is _________ than number of people moving to the UK

smaller

Net migration increased from?

2001 - 2004

Net migration was constant between what years?

2004 -2010

When did net migration start to decrease?

2010 - 2012

Where do majority of migrants move to the UK?

London

south-east

What population of UK are immigrants

13%

what percent of UK’s babies are from immigrants

27%

When did population start to increase sharply?

2012

What was the population of London in 2001

7.2 million

What is the population of London in 2015

8.5 million

What is special about the population of London in 2015

fastest growing anywhere in the UK

Population growth was higher for __________ groups than people aged under _____ and over _____

working age

20

69

Which age bracket has the highest population growth and by how much

40-49

30%

the percent of _____ in all age grousp increased more than the percentage of ______ between ______ and ______

men

women

2001

2013

Are there more men or women in London

women

What is population growth in London driven by

natural increase

migration

What percent of UK born in another country

13%

What percent of London from other country

37%

What percent of population where white british in 2001 in London

60%

What population where white british in London in 2011

45%

Why is the diversity london greater

increase in precentage of white non-british people

Where are most migrants from

Poland

romania

Black African

Asian