Gambia - country with a high young dependent pop Flashcards
1
Q
religion
A
95% are muslim - religious leaders against the use of contraception
tradition meant that women had little influence over family size
2
Q
View of children
A
Economic asset: one in three children 10-14 are working
3
Q
IMF in 2012
A
70/1000 - 44% being classed as young dependents, 2% being elderly dependents
4
Q
Problems. Evidence for pop pressure
A
huge overcrowding, children sharing the same bed
rates of unemployment are high
schools operate a two-shift system
large number of trees being chopped down
5
Q
Solutions
A
family planning
limited success: 6.1 in 1970
5.6 in 2013
