Overpopulation

Question 1

Where are overpopulated countries most likely to be and why?

Answer 1

Most likely to be in ledc’s in stage 2 or 3 of the DTM because they have a high birth rate and a falling death rate which leads to a high population growth rate

Question 2

What causes a youthful population?

Answer 2

Low life expectancy and high birth rate

Question 3

What is an implication of a youthful population?

Answer 3

There is a high dependency ratio which means there are lots of people under 15 who depend on the working population

Question 4

Name 4 social problems that youthful, overpopulated ledc’s face

Answer 4

• healthcare and education services can’t cope with large young population so not everyone has access to them
• children have to work so miss out on education
• not enough houses so people live in makeshift housing which leads to spread of disease because the houses aren’t always connected to sewers and not always access to clean water
• food shortages

Question 5

Name 2 economic problems of a youthful overpopulated population

Answer 5

• not enough jobs so unemployment increases

* increased poverty because people are born into already poor families

Question 6

Name 2 environmental problems of a youthful overpopulated population

Answer 6

• increased waste and pollution, eg more cars will release more greenhouse gases and more waste will go to landfill sites
• more natural resources are used up, eg more trees cut down for firewood and more electricity

Question 7

Name 2 sustainable population policies to control overpopulation

Answer 7

• birth control programmes

* immigration laws

Question 8

Describe the birth control programmes used to control overpopulation

Answer 8

• aim to reduce the birth rate
• laws about how many children people can have
• governments help families plan and limit kids with free contraception and sex education

Question 9

Explain how birth control programmes are sustainable

Answer 9

• population won’t get much bigger

* won’t be more people using up resources today so there will be some left for future generations

Question 10

Describe the immigration laws to control overpopulation

Answer 10

• limit number of people immigrating

* be selective about who can enter a country, eg let in fewer child bearing age people

Question 11

Explain how immigration laws are sustainable in controlling overpopulation

Answer 11

Slows down population growth rate so people use less resources so there’s some left for future generations

Question 12

What usually causes overpopulation?

Answer 12

Rapid population growth