POPULATION & MIGRATION
- Who was Thomas Malthus?
- What book did he write?
- Why was his book controversial?
- What do you think of his theory?
- How can we reduce the population by humane means?
- What is meant by a Malthusian catastrophe?
- What is the difference between a food scarcity and a famine?
- How do famines occur?
- Is it necessary to reduce the world population?
- What are the benefits from having a large population?
- 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 is natural increase when referring to the birth rate?
- How has the demographic (population) changed in Spain between 1960-2020?
- Which are the most densely populated countries in the world?
- What is the working age of a population?
- What is the age of youth employed/unemplyed?
- Demographic trends: Why did the world’s population increase dramatically during the 18th century?
- What is the world’s population?
- In which century was there a population explosion?
- Why was there a population explosion at this time?
- 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 problems are there with an ageing population?
- What solution is there for an ageing population?
- 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 consequences for the country receiving migrants?
- What are some consequences things for the country where the migrant are leaving?
- What are some negative consequences for the country receiving migrants?
- What are some negative consequences for the country where the migrants are leaving?
- What is internal migration?
ECONOMICS 101
42. What does the word economy, taken from the Greek oeconomia, actually mean?
43. Give a definition of what the economy is today
44. What word do economists use to talk about money?
45. What book did Adam Smith write?
46. In what century did he write it?
47. Why is he so famous?
48. What was his job?
49. Which part of the United Kingdom was he from?
50. Name one aspect concerning the economy that he explained in his text
51. Smith referred to the ‘Division of Labour’ in his book. What do we call it today?
52. What does Supply and Demand determine in the economy?
53. What product does Adam Smith use to illustrate the power of the division of labour?
54. Why, according to Smith, is the division of labour beneficial for the economy?
55. What negative aspect was there concerning the division of labour and what was Smith’s solution?
56. What did Smith say trade provides for the individual?
57. What did Smith believe trade would bring to the world?
58. Smith said that there are two types of capital? What were they?
59. Price is determined by which two factors?
60. Give an example of ‘productive capital’
61. Give an example of ‘unproductive capital‘
PRIMARY SECTOR
62. What are the five sectors of the economy?
63. Give an example of an industry in each sector
64. Give a definition for the primary sector
65. Is the primary sector important for the economy? Why / why not?
66. What four basic activities does the primary sector consist of?
67. What percentage does agriculture contribute to the world’s GDP?
68. What percentage of the world’s active population works in agriculture?
69. Why has the percentage of people working in agriculture fallen since the Industrial Revolution?
70. What percentage of the active population works in agriculture in developed countries?
71. What percentage of the active population works in agriculture in emerging and less developed countries?
72. What percentage of the active population works in agriculture in the world’s poorest countries?
73. What do you know about agriculture in Almeria?
74. Define commercial agriculture
75. What is intensive farming?
76. What is extensive farming?
77. Explain the difference between rainfed and irrigation crops
78. What is monoculture and what type of farmer would employ this method?
79. What is polyculture and what type of farmer would employ this method?
80. What type of agriculture is practiced in Canada? (page 69)
81. What type of agriculture is practiced in Morocco? (page 69)
82. What are some of the benefits of commercial agriculture?
83. What are some of the problems (drawbacks) of commercial agriculture?
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