Population Case Studys

Question 1

Why did Thailand’s birth rate fall?

4 points

Answer 1

> National family planning programme - run by ministry of health 1970’s
Advertising benefits of two child fam
More health centres-free contraceptives
Training for midwives/paramedics

Question 2

What did Iran build in 2001 and how much did it produce and what effect did this have?

Answer 2

Condom factory - produced 70 million and 74% of fertile woman used contraceptives

Question 3

What is Japan’s median age?

What is the worlds average median age?

Answer 3

44. 6 years

28. 4 years

Question 4

What happened to Japan’s Ubari population?

Answer 4

It went into decline - from 100,000 to 10,000

Question 5

What was the average size of family in Japan in the 1950’s?

Answer 5

8+ children

Question 6

What is happening to the speed of decline in Japan?

Answer 6

It’s increasing

Question 7

What percentage of Japan’s population is aged over 65+ years?

Answer 7

25%

Question 8

How many people in Japan are over 100 yrs?

Answer 8

50,000 people

Question 9

What is the life expectancy in Japan?

Answer 9

88 years

Question 10

What is the age structure of Japan?

Answer 10

Ageing population

Question 11

When was China’s one child policy introduced?

Answer 11

Introduced in 1978 but enforced in 1980 and is still in place today

Question 12

What are some of the problems with China’s one child policy?

Answer 12

4-2-1 problem
Little emperor syndrome
Female infanticide
Not enough young to support old

Question 13

Why did the Uk’s birth rate decrease?

5 points

Answer 13

>Desire for small families
>Bradlough/Besent - book on contraceptives
>Costs of kids increased 
>1940 birth rate fell to 14 per 1000
>Woman = better rights