Theory question 101
Population(a) Explain the following terms: (i) Over-population; (ii) Migration (b) Describe any three factors which encourage the occurrence of each term in (a) above within a population group
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(a)(i) Over-population: more people in an area than its resources and technology can support at a reasonable standard of living.
(ii) Migration: movement of people from one place to another to live, temporarily or permanently.
(b) Over-population: high birth rate with falling death rate; early marriage and desire for large families (culture, religion); low use of family planning; immigration; limited resources or low technology.
Migration: search for jobs and better pay (push from poverty, pull of towns); natural disasters such as drought and floods; war and insecurity; education and social amenities; marriage; land shortage.
Define each term, then give three causes for each.