Developing Country's Population Structure Flashcards

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High birth rate - contraception

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Lack of contraception and family planning which results in many unwanted pregnancies

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High birth rate - child workers

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Children are needed to work in family businesses such as farms because families cannot afford to pay workers

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High birth rate - child carers

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Children are required to look after elders of the family due to lack of pensions/ social care

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High birth rate - high infant mortality

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High infant mortality rates, lack of medical care/ food/ decent living conditions, mean parents have more children (insurance babies) in the hope that some survive.

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High birth rate - increases status

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Having a large family increases a man’s status in some societies.

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High birth rate - young marriage

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Lack of education for girls which leads to fewer job prospects, women are married off for security and the chances of having a large family are far higher if people marry at a younger age.

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High death rate - medicine

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Lack of medical care leads to people dying from treatable diseases

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High death rate - water

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Lack of clean drinking water can lead to massive dehydration and diseases such as cholera

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High death rate - sanitation

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Sanitation is poor so disease spreads easily

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High death rate - infectious disease

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Infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria are more prominent in developing countries

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High death rate - diet

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Famine and malnutrition are common due to natural disasters destroying crops

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High death rate - war

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Many developing countries suffer from civil war and high rates of violence

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