CASE STUDY: Population increase in Niger

Question 1

Facts

Answer 1

• poorest place on earth, country cannot feed itself
• every woman has an average of 7.6 children
• in 2010, 12 million people faced serious food shortages

Question 2

Causes

Answer 2

• uninformed family planning
• polygamous men means that there is competition between women to have the most children
• high fertility rates (every woman has an average of 7.6 children)
• women thought the pill would make them i,l
• contraception at low access and at high cost

Question 3

Problems / Consequences

Answer 3

• shortage of food (—> starvation and malnutrition)
• deforestation
• overgrazing can lead to unfertile land
• diseases easily spread due to high population density