1.7. Forces of Change Flashcards

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Government policies impact on demographic characteristics

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

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  • 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
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Examples of government policies

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  • in major cities, e.g. London, there are congestion charges to stop people from driving- people/ businesses move away
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Decisions of multinational corporations impacts on demographic characteristics

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

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  • 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
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Examples of decisions of MNCs

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  • Detroit in the USA- major global centre for car manufacturing in the early + mid 20th century
  • Shell- Niger Delta
  • Nissan in Sunderland
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Impacts of international or global institutions on demographics

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  • 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
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Impacts of global or international institutions on cultural characteristics

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  • EU- cultural diversity -> range of languages
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