Population Change Flashcards
What are the 3 types of?
- ageing population
- migration
- over population
What is a population change?
Change in the number of people during the specific time.
What are two examples of population change and why?
1) France-pro natalist policy
2) Japan-had an over ageing population due to very good health
What are the causes of population change?
- older people are living longer
- fewer babies are being born
Why are older people living longer?
- development in medical science
- improved health care provision
Why are fewer babies being born?
- more women go to work
- educated women choosing careers
- protection
- better health care so don’t have to enlarge families
What does older people living longer mean?
- increased demand for health and social care
- becomes increasingly difficult for government to provide satisfactory pensions
What does fewer babies being born mean?
- less need for schools and school teachers
- industries that provide poor children may suffer
- companies may have difficulties recruiting youthful workers
What are the solutions?
- giving financial inducements for third child
- giving paid maternity leave
- providing state funded child care centres
What are the two types of migration?
- voluntary
- forced
What are the main causes of voluntary migration?
- better living conditions
- higher wages
- better employment prospects
- access to healthcare
- access to good education
What are the effects of voluntary migration?
- large influx of migrants can lead to housing shortages
- healthcare and education may become strained
- welfare system can become strained if migrants claim benefits
- cultural defences can lead to racial tension
What are the two main circumstances that forced migration occur in?
- war
- political problems
