Population Growth

Question 1

Economic (of population growth)

Answer 1

• Aren’t enough jobs (unemployed increases)

* Increased poverty ( born into a poor family)

Question 2

Political (of population growth)

Answer 2

• Government focuses policy’s on younger children
• Fewer older people (don’t have to focus as much on pensions)
• Bring population under control so impacts don’t get worse

Question 3

Birth Control programs

Answer 3

• Laws about how many children you can have
• Helps sustain development
• Resources left for future generations

Question 4

Social (of population growth)

Answer 4

• Healthcare and education can’t cope
• Children have to work
• Aren’t enough houses ( makeshift houses, poorly built)
• Food shortages

Question 5

Immigration laws

Answer 5

• Government can limit the number of people allowed to immigrate
• Less child bearing - lower birth rate