Test preparation (final test Ch2)

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Test preparation (final test Ch2)

Final test Chapter 2

• §2.1: Population
  
• §2.2: Population
  
• §2.3: Culture 
• §2.6: Culture in The Netherlands 

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Learning goals §2.1

• You know where densely populated and sparsely populated regions are located in the world.
  
• You understand why the number of births is so high and the average life expectancy is so low in poor countries.
  
• You can calculate the population density of a country.
  

Population distribution

The way in which the population is divided over an area is called population distribution (bevolkingsspreiding)

Why do people live where they live?

Natural factors that can explain the  population distribution:

1. Climate
2. Relief
3. Presence of water
4. Fertile soil 

Population density

The number of inhabitants divided by the area of a country population density (bevolkingsdichtheid).

Population density

• High population density = a lot of people per km2
  
• Low population density = less people per km2

Number of inhabitants / km2 of a country = population density 

Learning goals §2.2

• You know the causes of population growth.
  
• You understand why people migrate.
  
• You can draw and ‘read’ a population graph and calculate the population growth of a country.
  

Age distribution

The inhabitants of a country can be classified into age groups

The age distribution (leeftijdsopbouw) of a country can be shown in a population graph (bevolkingsgrafiek) 

Age distribution

The inhabitants of a country can be classified into age groups

The age distribution of a country can be shown in a population graph 

Age distribution

The inhabitants of a country can be classified into age groups

The age distribution of a country can be shown in a population graph 

Poorest countries

Richest countries 

Developing countries  

Population growth 

1. Natural population growth 
   
2. Social population growth 

Migration:

• Immigrants
  
• Emigrants 
  

Reasons to migrate:

1. Economic reasons
2. Political reasons
3. Ecological reasons
4. Social reasons 

Motives for migration

Push factors: reasons to leave a country or region

• Unemployment
  
• War
  
• Drought
  

Motives for migration

Pull factors: reasons to go to a country or region

• Safety
• Work
• Food 
• Family 

Learning goals §2.3

• You know how you can describe a culture with three types of cultural elements.
  
• You understand why cultures diffused and blended in the past and present.
  

Cultural diffusion

The spreading out and merging of pieces from different cultures. 

1. Colonialism
2. Trade
3. War
4. Migration

Cultural blending 

Cultural diffusion leads to cultural blending 

Cultural blending 

Cultural elements mix in three ways:

1. Mass media
   
2. Migration
   
3. Tourism 
   

Americanisation

The strongest culture that has been mixed into others comes from the USA

Learning goals §2.6

• You know where the language and religion differ in the Netherlands.
  
• You understand how other cultural elements entered the Netherlands.
  
• You can read maps and graphs on the migration and culture in the Netherlands.
  

Language in The Netherlands

The Netherlands has two official languages: Dutch and Frisian

Many people speak dialect.

Besides Dutch, people also speak:

• Second language by immigrants
• English

Religion in The Netherlands

In The Netherlands 50% of the population does not have a religion.

The other half:

• For the most part Christian
• Muslims

Migration

• People with a migration background.
• 10% of the Dutch people is not born in The Netherlands. 
  

Migration

1. People from the former colonies of the Netherlands (Indonesia, Suriname, the Antilles). 
   
2. Migrant workers (Germany, Turkey, Morocco).
   
3. Refugees from war zones (former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Syria).
   

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