The Gambia- youthful population

Question 1

What are some advantages of a youthful population?

Answer 1

Help on farms

Growing working age population

Question 2

What are some disadvantages of a youthful population?

Answer 2

Lack of facilities e.g toilets- 3000 children share 6 classrooms
Large dependancy ratio
No money to build infrastructure in towns
Many trees chopped down, all forecasts will disappear within 50 yrs
High dependancy ratio- 63.55% of the pop aged below 25

Question 3

What is being done about the Gambia’s population regarding contraception?

Answer 3

Muslims- God gave them contraception
Advertised to raise awareness
Social marketing, 500,000 condoms given out, funded by the world health organisation

Question 4

What is being done about the Gambia’s population regarding Health?

Answer 4

Vaccinations for 6/7 child illnesses lowers IMR

Mothers educated to space births and medical care is given to ensure safer births

Question 5

How are the Gambia managing their resources and what has happened?

Answer 5

Growing demand for wood- deforestation 7,000km^2 of forests disappeared

• Planting schemes
• Protected areas/ illegal to graze

Question 6

What is being done about the Gambia’s population regarding Education?

Answer 6

GDP= 1000 pounds per person

1990’s 3/4 women could read/write

Question 7

Why so many young people in the Gambia?

Answer 7

Help on farms
Multiple wives
Contraception discouraged
Economic factors encourage more births
IMR- 73/1000- 1 in 10 die before their first birthday
BR- 40/1000
Population expected to double every 28 years

Question 8

What is the LE for males and females in the Gambia

Answer 8

Men=53

Women=57

Question 9

What has happened to the growth rate and fertility rate of the Gambia’s population from 2000-2009

Answer 9

2000-2009: the growth rate fell by 3.3 to 2.6

fertility rate decreased from 5.8 to 5