Case Studies Flashcards
Where has a youthful population
Gambia
What strategies are used in Gambia
Family planning, education for women, radio and tv promoting contraception, improving maternal health
What are the issues due to a youthful population
Pressure on resources, lack of health and education, lack of housing, population, too many young dependent people, deforestation
What strategies are used in Devon
Retirement accommodation, increased retirement age, private pension schemes, enabling people to stay in their own homes
What are the issues due to an ageing population
Health care costs, they are a tax burden, social isolation as they can’t get out, accommodation demand, higher dependancy ratio
Name a population policy
China (one child policy)
UK (education and contraception)
Russia (ageing population, sex day)
What are the good things about China’s one child policy
The birth rates have fallen, they have avoided a famine
Issues with the one child policy
Boys are valued more than girls, there is an unbalanced population, little emperor syndrome, an ageing population is causing dependancy issues
When was the one child policy introduced in China
1979
Name a place with no population policy
The Philippines
Why doesn’t the Philippines control the population
They don’t promote birth control as the Catholic Church says that it is wrong
What are the issues with not having a population policy in the Philippenes
Half the population is younger than 21, the population could double in the next 30 years
What country has a lot of migration to the UK
Poland
Was are the issues with lots of migration to the UK
Illegal immigrants won’t pay tax, it can increase unemployment, there are less jobs for Britons
What are the positive things about Poland to UK migration
More taxes, jobs that Britons don’t want are taken
