Population Change Case Studies

Question 1

When was China’s one child policy put in place?

Answer 1

1971

Question 2

What does China’s one child policy do?

Answer 2

Keeps China’s population below 1.2 billion.

Question 3

Where can a gender imbalance be found?

Answer 3

China

Question 4

Why is China’s 1 child policy scheme not sustainable?

Answer 4

Bc it causes an aging population - by 2030 1/4 of China’s population will be over 60

Question 5

What is bad about China’s one child policy?

Answer 5

• abortions and sterilization are forced

- 3 million children between 1990 and 2000 were not registered

Question 6

Where is Kerala?

Answer 6

Southwestern India

Question 7

How did Kerala reduce high birthrate?

Answer 7

Improved education
Reduced infant mortality
Benefits for family’s with 2 or less children
They gave 150 000 public health facilities

Question 8

How did Keralas scheme change India’s birth rate?

Answer 8

It reduced from 38 to 25 per 1000 people in 25years

Question 9

When was the France pro natal policy?

Answer 9

1939

Question 10

How much did France give for a couple to have a third child?

Answer 10

£1064

Question 11

How much did they reduce public transport fares by in France?

Answer 11

30%

Question 12

Why did France need the pro natal policy?

Answer 12

• there was a decreased supply of labour
• there was population decline
• there was an aging population

Question 13

What did Frances pro natal policy cause?

Answer 13

A baby boom between 1940 and 1965 and an aging population after 40 years

Question 14

How many migrants came from Syria and Afghanistan?

Answer 14

4.5 million

Question 15

What is the percentage of people who don’t go to school in the EU compared to that of Africa?

Answer 15

EU- 1.1%

Africa- 34.3%

Question 16

What is the life expectancy in the EU compared to that of Africa?

Answer 16

EU - 80 yrs

Africa - 47 yrs

Question 17

What problems do Syrian migrants cause?

Answer 17

Less tourists
Need of food/shelter
Causes of social tension

Question 18

What are the benefits of old people in the UK?

Answer 18

They help out voluntarily
The provide child care
The grey pound puts money back into society

Question 19

What are the drawbacks of and aging populatio in the UK?

Answer 19

65% of money from the department of work and pensions goes to over 65s
They need a lot of health care which is expensive

Question 20

What 4 ways could help Britain cope with an aging population?

Answer 20

• encouraging large families
• encouraging immigration of young tax paying workers
• raising retirement age
• raising taxes

Question 21

What are the push pull factors of Poland to UK immigration?

Answer 21

The annual GDP in Poland is a third of what it is in the UK
Life expectancy is 4 years longer in the UK
Poland’s unemployed is 10% higher than the unemployment in the UK

Question 22

What are the positives of Poland to UK immigration ( for Poland) ?

Answer 22

For Poland:
Money is sent home
Less stress on school and hospitals
Less unemployment

Question 23

What are the positives of Poland to UK immigration ( for UK) ?

Answer 23

For the UK:
Increase of skilled workforce
More tax payers
Improved culture

Question 24

What are the negatives of Poland to UK immigration (for Poland)?

Answer 24

For Poland:
Increase of dependency ratio
Loss of skilled workers

Question 25

What are the negatives of Poland to UK immigration (for UK)?

Answer 25

For the UK:
Social tension
Education housing and healthcare issues

Question 26

How migrants came from Poland in 2 years?

Answer 26

260 000

Question 27

How much annually do eastern European workers contribute to the UK economy?

Answer 27

2.5 billion pounds

Question 28

How many people were displaced in Syria?

Answer 28

6 million

Question 29

How many people have the UK admitted from Syria since 2011?

Answer 29

10, 000