Geography, People and the Planet Keywords 5.0 / 5 based on 4 ratings ? GeographyGCSEAQA Created by: MizbaCreated on: 28-03-13 22:50 Youthful population This is when there is a very percentage of people under the age of 15 1 of 23 Ageing population This is when a country has a large number of people over age of 65 in their country 2 of 23 Population policies are measures taken by a country to influence poulation size,growth,distribution or composition 3 of 23 Pro-natalist policies Policies to encourgae people to have more children,for example by providing child benefits 4 of 23 Anti-natalist policies Policies to encourage people to have fewer children ,for example by providing free election fot the firrst child only. 5 of 23 Propaganda A form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community towards some cause or position 6 of 23 Resource A naturally occuring substance 7 of 23 Food security The ability to obtain sufficient amount of food 8 of 23 Food insecurity The difficulty to obtain sufficient amount of food 9 of 23 Renewable These will never run out and can be used over and over again,e.g. wind and solar power 10 of 23 Sustainable These are meeting the needs of people now, without preventing future generations from meeting their needs e.g. biofuels 11 of 23 Non-renewable These are being used up and cannot be replaced. They are sometimes known as finite resources 12 of 23 Black gold another name for oil because it is such a valuable commodity 13 of 23 Finite resource A resource that is restricted or limited 14 of 23 Peak oil The point at which oil production reaches its maximum level and then declines 15 of 23 Sustainable Development meets the needs of the present and the future 16 of 23 Ecological Footprint all the area of land and sea that supplies all of the resources that you need to live 17 of 23 Economic activity any activity or employment that is carried out for money 18 of 23 Primary industry raw materials from the ground 19 of 23 secondary industry manufactoring with raw materials 20 of 23 Teritary industry provide a service 21 of 23 industrialisation where mainly agricutural society develops and begins to depend on manufatoring, The secondary secotr expands rapidly 22 of 23 Deindustrialisation The decline in manufactoring industry and the growth in teritary and qauternary industry,usually the teritary industry expands 23 of 23
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