Population

Question 1

Problems collecting demogrphic data in developing countries

Answer 1

• Physical Geography
• Suffering from conflict
• Too expensive to carry out (training enumerators)
• Countries with many official languages
• Information outdated-rapid rural to urban migration
  -low literacy rates
  -poor transport infrastructure
• informal settlements
  -migrants=fear of deportation

Question 2

Methods of collecting population data developed

Answer 2

• census
  -civil regristration
• Sampling

Question 3

Consequences of an ageing population

Answer 3

• Incresed cost and strain on health services, including surgeries. Private healthcare?
• Care homes, care works required, demands on relatives
• Sjrinking working age population, retirement age may be increased
• winter fuel payment(250-600) + bus pass
• rasing tax contributions from working class. 2018 over 40s have to pay more tax already used in Japan

Question 4

Consequences of an youthful population

Answer 4

• larger worforce, multinational corporations attractecxx.
• highg productiviy and economic growth
• increase or number of people at reproductive age further increasing population
• increase in economically active
  -increase in young dependant = more money will have to be invested in services for young people, neonatal clinics, schools, vaccination schemes
• investmetn in that may mean there is less money for the gov to spend on other thingd.s
• increased risk of food shortages, food supplies and stuff
• government may promotee smaller families contraception and awareness. education