Population Flashcards
Explain the problems of collecting accurate population data in developing countries
Large numbers of migrants, eg the Tuareg or Fulani in West Africa, and the
shifting cultivators of the Amazon, may lead to people being missed or
counted twice. (1 mark)
Countries with large numbers of homeless people or large numbers of rural-tourban
migrants living in shanty towns, eg Makoko in Lagos, Nigeria, have no
official address for an enumerator to visit. (1 mark)
Poor communication links and difficult terrain, eg in the Amazon Rainforest,
may make it difficult for enumerators to reach isolated villages. (1 mark)
The variety of languages spoken in many countries (eg over 500 in Nigeria)
make it difficult to provide forms that everyone can complete. (1 mark)
The considerable costs involved in printing, training enumerators, distributing
forms and analysing the results can make conducting a census impossible,
especially when the country may have more pressing problems like housing
and education. (1 mark)
In countries with high levels of illiteracy, mistakes may be made and more
enumerators will be needed to help. (1 mark)
People may be suspicious of why the census is being conducted, and may lie.
(1 mark)
Ethnic tensions and internal political rivalries may lead to inaccuracies, eg
northern Nigeria was reported to have inflated its population figures to secure
increased political representation. (1 mark)
Under-registration may occur for social, religious and political reasons, eg
China’s one-child policy may have reduced the registration of baby girls.
(1 mark)
In countries suffering from war, eg Afghanistan, it may be dangerous for
enumerators to enter regions and data will quickly become dated. (1 mark)
With reference to a migration flow you have studied, explain the impact on the receiving country. (Poland)
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With reference to a migration flow you have studied, explain the impact on the receiving country. (forced migration)
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