Population & Primary Sector
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- Where do most of the world’s population live?
- What percentage of the world’s population lives in Asia?
- By 2050 which will be the world’s most populous country?
- What are the world’s top ten most populated countries?
- What precentage of the world’s population is found in Europe?
- What does CBR stand for?
- What does TFR stand for?
- What does CDR stand for?
- What is the difference between CBR and TFR?
- What is considered a high rate of natural increase?
- What does net migration refer to?
- How do calculate population density?
- What is the working age of a population?
- Demographic trends: Why did the world’s population increase dramatically during the 17th century?
- What is the world’s population?
- In which century was there a population explosion?
- What is the difference between the birth rate and the fertility rate?
- What has happened to the world’s birth rate recently?
- What has happened to life expectancy?
- What is the world’s average life expectancy in developed countries?
- Why is the birth rate high in developing countries?
- Why does population ageing occur?
- What percentage of the population in developed countries are over 65?
- What type of country has an expanding population pyramid?
- What type of country has a stationary population pyramid?
- What type of country has a contracting population pyramid?
- What are some of the reasons for why people migrate?
- What are some positive things for the country receiving migrants?
- What are some positive things for the country where the migrant are leaving?
- What are some negative things for the country receiving migrants?
- What are some negative things for the country where the migrant are leaving?
- What is internal migration?
- What is Spain’s population?
- What does generational replacement refer to?
- What is predicted for Spain’s working-age population in the year 2064?
- How can you tell by looking at a population pyramid whether the pyramid represents a developed country or an underdeveloped country?
- Historically has Spain been a country of emigration or immigration?
- What percentage of Spain’s population is comprised of foreigners?
- True or false: The region of Catalunya has the highest number of foreigners
- Which Spanish region has the highest number of foreigners?
- Which Spanish region has the lowest proportion of foreigners?
- Why do coastal areas in Spain attract more immigrants than inland areas?
- As a result of the economic crisis Spain saw negative net migration between 2011-15. What does negative net migration mean?
- How many people left Spain between 2011-15?
- Which continent provides Spain with the majority of its immigrants?
- Which foreign nationality is the largest in Spain?
- Which are the three most densely populated areas in Spain?
- Which autonomous community has the largest population?
- Explain what the rural exodus was in Spain, when it happened and why?
- Give a definition for the primary sector
- Is the primary sector important for the economy? Why / why not?
- What does the primary sector consist of? (page 64)
- What percentage did agriculture contribute to the world’s GDP in 2012? (page 64)
- What percentage of the world’s active population works in agriculture? (page 64)
- Why has the percentage of people working in agriculture fallen since the Industrial Revolution?
- What percentage of the active population work in agriculture in developed countries?
- What percentage of the active population work in agriculture in emerging and less developed countries?
- What percentage of the active population work in agriculture in the world’s poorest countries?
- What do you know about agriculture in Almeria?
- Define commercial agriculture
- What is intensive farming?
- What is extensive farming?
- Explain the difference between rainfed and irrigation crops
- What is monoculture and what type of farmer would employ this method?
- What is polyculture and what type of farmer would employ this method?
- What type of agriculture is practiced in Canada? (page 69)
- What type of agriculture is practiced in Morocco? (page 69)
- What are some of the benefits of commercial agriculture?
- What are some of the problems of commercial agriculture?
- What are GM crops? (page 70)
- What is the controversy surrounding GM crops?
- What is subsistence agriculture?
- What are plantations? (page 73)
- What type crops are produced on a plantation?
- What are the benefits of this type of agriculture for multinationals and less developed countries?
- What are the drawbacks (disadvantages) of this type of agriculture for less developed countries?
- What are three main types of livestock? (page 74)
- Which is better intensive or extensive livestock farming?
- What are three types of fishing? (page 75)
- What is aquaculture?
- Which country consumes the largest amount of fish products in the world?
- Which is the second largest consumer of fish in the world? (page 76)
- Which is the world’s biggest fish market?
- Which country has the largest fishing fleet in the world?
- Is fishing important for the future of the world’s food supply?
- What percentage of the active population in Spain works in agriculture in Spain?
- Which is the EU country with the greatest percentage of land used for agriculture?
- Which is the second with 34.4%?
- What are the typical products of Spain’s agriculture?
- Spain has the second highest number of number of what livestock in the EU?
- Which region in Spain has the highest number of pigs?
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