Reasons for Population Inaccuracies in Developing Countries

Question 1

all reasons for innacuracy (9)

Answer 1

• terrain
• climate
• lack of trust
• size of the country
• literacy rate
• nomadic population
• communication
• conflict
• illegal immigration

Question 2

terrain

Answer 2

mountainous countries make it hard to reach populations in remote areas
- eg. Himalayas

Question 3

climate

Answer 3

some roads become impassable due to flooding in countries which experience rainy seasons
- eg. Haiti

Question 4

lack of trust

Answer 4

countries which have suffered civil unrest may mean people are less likely to trust the government and answer questions honestly
- eg. Cameroon

Question 5

size of the country

Answer 5

some country’s territory is vast and spread over many islands, so it is difficult to reach each one
- eg. Indonesia

Question 6

literacy rate

Answer 6

low literacy rates means that the government will have to spend money on hiring enumerators to carry out the survey verbally
- eg. Afghanistan

Question 7

nomadic population

Answer 7

populations which move around may be easy to miss when carrying out surveys, as they have no permanent address
- eg. Masai people of Tanzania

Question 8

communication

Answer 8

in some countries, many languages are spoken, so surveys will have to be translated, where errors may be made in translation
- eg. Indonesia

Question 9

conflict

Answer 9

war zones mean it it is difficult and dangerous for enumerators to enter certain areas, meaning some populations may be missed out
- eg. Syria

Question 10

illegal immigration

Answer 10

illegal immigrants and those whose immigration status remains unresolved may want to avoid detection, resulting in them being missed out
- eg. Burmese migrants in Thailand