Case Studies of P&S

Question 1

what is the area of Bangladesh
what is the population of Bangladesh
what is the GDP of Bangladesh

Answer 1

130000㎢
162 million
$3400

Question 2

causes of overpopulation in Bangladesh (and why)

Answer 2

• high birth rate (23 p 1000)
• fertile land (rich soil replenished after every flood)
• chars (extra fertile islands formed after floods)
• fishing industry (big and eaily accessible)
• monsoon climate (lots of paddy rice to eat and sell)
• large families (no contraceptives/children wanted to work)

Question 3

problems in Bangladesh (and why)

Answer 3

• high unemployment (lack of opportunity due to lack of tourism)
• lack of resources (land and farms are passed down large families, resulting in small areas of 1 ha)
• high BR/DR (lack of basic healthcare)
• no teaching resources (class sizes are big and many children only get 8 years of education)
• lack of service (low tax base means limited government resources)

Question 4

how to limit population growth in Bangladesh

Answer 4

The Grameen Bank funds women to set up their own businesses to encourage them to follow careers instead of having children which decreases the fertility rate

Question 5

how has the income p head changed in Bangladesh

Answer 5

in 1990, the income pp was $540

in 2011, the income pp was $1909

Question 6

how has the life expectancy changed in Bangladesh

Answer 6

in 1990, the life expectancy was 59

in 2010, the life expectancy was 69

Question 7

how was infant mortality changed in Bangladesh

Answer 7

in 1962, the imr was 24%

in 2003, the imr was 7%

Question 8

what is the area of Australia
what is the population of Australia
what is the GDP of Australia

Answer 8

7692 million ㎢
23.8 million
$44000

Question 9

benefits of underpopulation in Aus (and why)

Answer 9

• higher income per capita (less people for money to go around)
• less pressure on pensions (enough money to spend on elderly)
• better education (smaller class sizes and more opportunity)
• less pressure on healthcare (less people use doctors and hospitals)
• exports (can export much more produce as less is used in Australia)
• better housing (less demand so larger and cheaper houses)

Question 10

some problems caused in Aus by upop

Answer 10

• foreign infuence (they rely on other countries so get less money from organsations)
• small army (there is a smaller armed forces so not vry protected)
• low BR/DR (government offers money to encourage more couples to have children)
• underproduction (not enough workers to develop required resources)
• more travel (harder to reach hospitals and better facilities as far away)

Question 11

strategies to increase population size

Answer 11

• advertise new jobs to bring more migrants in
• offer benefit schemes to encourage residents
• offer settlement proogrammes to encourage long term residents

Question 12

problems with increasing population in Aus

Answer 12

• some immigrants may be illegal and criminals
• causes house prices to rise
• immigrants stay as a group so no social benefits