Population Policies To Reduce Birth Rates In LEDC's Flashcards
1
Q
Family planning
A
Contraception will reduce birth rate
2
Q
Better education and literacy
A
Understand need for smaller families which reduces birth rate
3
Q
Later marriages
A
Later marriages= fewer children
4
Q
Migration to cities
A
More likely to get a job over children
Children aren’t needed in the city and are expensive
5
Q
Improved healthcare (Lower infant mortality rates)
A
Children have better chance of surviving so less children needed
6
Q
Better employment prospects
A
People have more money so put careers before children
7
Q
Education and careers for women
A
Women may focus on careers instead of family therefor reducing children’
May marry later
8
Q
Rising standards of living and equally distributed income
A
People have more money and spend it on luxury goods instead of having children
