Human Envi - population Flashcards
what are three questions is the uk census?
which of the following best describes your sexual orientation
How well can you speak English?
What central heating do you use?
ways to gather accurate population data by goverment
census collected every 10 years, legal requirement to fill out
Scottish household survey
migration data, for example a visa application
NHS records provide health data
why is it difficult to collect a census in a developing country?
nomadic groups - no specific settlement like the tribe Tucerey - southern Sahara
Informal settlements - don’t officially live there so no address/ census inst sent to them - Mumbai
no transport/ inaccessibility - no transport to send/post census around country - Indonesia, over 2000 islands
Impacts of a youthful population (in Mali)
terrorism from children/teens - especially in summer
migration of young people in dry seasons- illegal immigration
lack of human resources - teachers/hospital beds
unemployment - political instability
Impacts of ageing population (in Japan)
need for more healthcare and care homes
increase imprisonment due to boredom and loneliness
schools and maternity wards close as no young people around/being born
why lots of kids born
low infertility rate - kids don’t survive so have more in hopes some will
kids to look after elderly and parents
to work
no access to sex ed and protection
why no kids born
women focusing on careers instead
too expensive to have
why high death rates
little healthcare - could be underfunded - disease spreading
no access to food so starvation
conflicts - war - men dying fighting
work related accidents in machinery
why low death rates
good healthcare
no conflict
access to food and better nutritional diets
young people looking after elderly
what are some push factors of migration
weak currency, no free healthcare, conflict, low wages, lack of jobs, religious prosecution
what are some pull factors of migration
good wages, job opportunities, no conflict, free healthcare, shelter
