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Prospects For Global Population Flashcards

1
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When was the peak of worlds population growth rate ?

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1960s

It’s continued to fall from 2% to 1%

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2
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Fertility rates in 1960s

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5 per women this has now halved

Down ward trend predicted to continue according to UN

By 2100 global fertility rates will be less than 3

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3
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Now has globalisation increased life expectancy?

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Transfer of capital / products from NGOs

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4
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What did the Un do in 2012?

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Made 3 possible forecasts for global pop for 2050 and 2100.

There is a 2.51 billion range between different predictions for 2050

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5
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Reasons for high fertility scenario?

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Lack of education 
Contraception 
Disease 
Poor health 
Economy dominated by agriculture 
Culture religion
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6
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Reasons for low fertility scenario?

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Emancipation of women 
Better healthcare 
More people living in urban areas 
Government policy - one child
Less marriage
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What are the Applied System Analysis saying ?

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Pop will peak at 9.4 billion 2075 and fall below 9 billion by 2100.

  1. Don’t think china’s fertility rates will rise again
  2. Nigeria’s pop will triple because of better education
  3. Education of girls
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8
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World pop will continue to…

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Slow down

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9
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The most rapid pop increase will be in …

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Sub Saharan Africa

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10
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Name places which many experience pop decline in future ?

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China

Parts of Europe and Asia

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11
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Average age…

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Increased

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12
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What will happen to migration in future ?

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Remain high

Has less of an impact on pop change than birth and death rate

Great effect in uk and creates high working pop and increases br

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How to manage youthful population and high population growth?

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Education - free / accessible.

Investment

Library

Healthcare / birth control policies

Contraception / vaccines

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14
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How would you manage an aging pop?

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Care homes

Leisure for elderly

Increase migrants to help care for elderly

Increase retirement age

Increase taxed

Pro natal polo tied

Means tested pension

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15
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How to manage internal migration and sustainable growth of cities

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More housing

Education

Investment

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16
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How to manage international migration?

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It can resolve or intensify issues.

Encourage skilled workers which will contribute to economy

Help migrants return to own country

17
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Africa

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More than half of global pop growth from 2015 - 2050 is expected to occur in Africa.

Even if fertility rates do fall

Unsure of will benefit from dividend

18
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Least developed countries

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Pop remains high

19
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Europe

A

Shrink in pop especially in east Europe

20
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Asia

A

Second largest contributor to pop growth

21
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A growing population / more affluent poses challenges for what ?

A

Ecological footprint

Carbon budgets

As we need to supply resources for survival food water energy

But use sustainable way

22
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Why is water so important?

A

Sanitation / Hygiene

About 10% of water globally used in agriculture / irrigation and is linked with ability to produce food and important crops

23
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How much is energy demand going to increase by v

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40% by 2030

Need more renewable energy

24
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Name possible future problems ?

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Climate change

Destruction of habitats

Loss of biodiversity / wild foods

Unsafe water supplies

Soil erosion

Toxic chemical

25
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Climate change

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Sea ice melt
Permafrost thaws
People need fresh melt water for domestic use / irrigation / HEP
Sea level rise

26
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Destructive of habits

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Forests cleared

27
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Unsafe water supplies

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Over 1 billion people in LICs have no access to drinking water.

Aquifers being depleted quicker than being replenished

28
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Soils Erosion

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40% of soil used for agriculture around world are degraded

Erosion by wind and water

Leaching / salinisation / acidification

29
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Loss of wild foods

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About 2 billion people in LICs depend on oceans for protein.

Overfishing

30
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Fossil fuels

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Oil natural gas and coal most important energy resources.

Burning these is polluting and contributes to global warming.

Finite

31
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Toxic chemicals

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From industry are manufactures and released as effluent.

Reduced sperm counts / birth defects / mental health

Soils : oceans : lakes : plastics we breath / swallow then

32
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What set of goals is helping people and env ?

A

Sustainable development goals

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