consequences of youthful population*

Question 1

Gov investment in schools

Answer 1

the Gov will need to invest more in providing schools and teachers for young people, due to high birth rates

Question 2

infant mortality rates

Answer 2

infant mortality rates may increase due to poor healthcare

could be increases in birth rates as more babies are being born to ensure that some survive

Question 3

literacy rates

Answer 3

literacy rates tend to be low due to pressure and lack of availability of education services

Question 4

paediatric services

Answer 4

more children means that the Gov needs to invest more in paediatric services (eg. maternity care)

Question 5

overcrowding

Answer 5

increase in population could lead to overcrowding, this with poor sanitisation and lack of clean drinking water may result in high disease levels

Question 6

not enough job opportunities

Answer 6

as young dependents become to the working population, there may not be enough job opportunities which will increase unemployment rates

however, a high working population may encourage multinational companies to invest in areas which will increase job opportunities

Question 7

immigration

Answer 7

Gov may encourage immigration to reduce problems with overpopulation

Question 8

increased pressure on farmers

Answer 8

as population increases, more pressure on farmers to grow more food to feed more people.

increased pressure on farmers may lead to land being farmed more intensely as they are trying to obtain as much food as they can

could cause quality of soil to deteriorate

Question 9

attract multinational companies

Answer 9

high birth rate means larger potential workforce in future which may attract multinational companies to the country

Question 10

9 consequences of youthful population

Answer 10

• attract MNCs
• gov invest in schools
• infant mortality rates
• literacy rates
• paediatric services
• overcrowding
• not enough job opportunities
• immigration
• increased pressure on farmers