1.7. Forces of Change

Question 1

Government policies impact on demographic characteristics

Answer 1

• governments can directly affect demographics
• e.g. introduction of policies to control the population, anti-natalist and pro-natalist

Question 2

Government policies impact on cultural characteristics

Answer 2

• e.g. controlling immigration
• e.g. in the 1960s the German government invited Turkish people to live and work in Germany -> some Turkish culture has become German

Question 3

Examples of government policies

Answer 3

• in major cities, e.g. London, there are congestion charges to stop people from driving- people/ businesses move away

Question 4

Decisions of multinational corporations impacts on demographic characteristics

Answer 4

• decisions of MNCs can have major impacts on demographic, social and economic characteristics

Question 5

Decisions of MNCs impacts on cultural characteristics

Answer 5

• altered demographic characteristics of the city by attracting large numbers of migrants#
• e.g. Detroit, population grew to 1.8 million in 1950s
• e.g. Toyota brought Japanese people over- golf courses built

Question 6

Examples of decisions of MNCs

Answer 6

• Detroit in the USA- major global centre for car manufacturing in the early + mid 20th century
• Shell- Niger Delta
• Nissan in Sunderland

Question 7

Impacts of international or global institutions on demographics

Answer 7

• The World Food Programme provides food assistance, often as emergency aid -> affects social and demographic characteristics by ensuring people have enough food, preventing deaths from famine and starvation

Question 8

Impacts of global or international institutions on cultural characteristics

Answer 8

• EU- cultural diversity -> range of languages