all P2 case examples from class

Question 1

case study pop distribution and econ dev, national scale – paupa new guinea

Answer 1

LIC, rapid pop growth
- most countries coastal areas high pop BUT png is in the mountain valleys of the Highlands (high areas for safety)
- avg pop density 10ppl/km2 (some areas overpopulated = food shortages, over exploitation, land disputes)

Question 2

contrasting pop dymanics: kenya

Answer 2

high br, low dr
- hiv/aids epidemic 1990s –> health programs 2000s onwards = low dr
- br drop but still high – national literacy campaign

Question 3

contrasting pop dynamics: qatar

Answer 3

upper middle income
- 299 males : 200 females
- high econ active, males
- high LE – 81y, 2023
- low br
- projected! high dr – diabetes
- fuck ton of migration
DTM stage 3!!!

Question 4

contrasting pop dynamics: emerging econ vietnam

Answer 4

stage 3 of DTM
- higher LE, ageing pop
- beehive shape
- low br (since 2000)

Question 5

contrasting pop dynamics: japan

Answer 5

hic
- decr total fertility rate (TFR) during war years (1941-1945)
- 1945 sharp decline in TFR - hiroshima bombing
modern times
stage 3-4 late expanding - low stationary
- decr br, incr elderly
- decr population, est decr 50 mil in 80 years