populatation Flashcards
1
Q
ageing population
A
a population with a large amount of old people
2
Q
birth rate
A
the number of births per 1,000 people
3
Q
death rate
A
the number of deaths per 1,000 people
4
Q
ageing population cycle
A
causes: low birth rate healthy diet vaccinations good medical care effects: government can't afford to pay for pensions, bus passes, more money spent on old people so the young people have to suffer solution; raise retirement age encourage immigration increase taxes
5
Q
problems with a youthful population
A
more schools needed
in the future, these children will be parents leading onto more strains on the health service
fewer people working
less tax as there are less people working therefore there is less tax
