Consequences Of A Young Population

Question 1

Puts strain on education and health services

Answer 1

In future- more children reach child bearing age putting pressure on health services.

Young people need to be educated- providing schools and teachers is costly and expensive.

Question 2

Lack of opportunities in education/employment

Answer 2

May force young people to become criminals to survive and make a living

Question 3

Attendance of school In rural areas is low

Answer 3

Leaves lots of unqualified, poorly

educated workers.

Question 4

Disease

Answer 4

Disease amongst young children are high as the government cannot afford medicines for them- even preventable diseases such as measles and diarrhoea. Infant mortality rate is high

Question 5

Overcrowding

Answer 5

Children living often in very squalid, cramped conditions- allows illness to spread quickly.

Many children will has lost their parents- forced into orphanages.