The Gambia Youthful Population

Question 1

4 reasons why population youthful in Gambia

Answer 1

• High IMR = high BR
• Religion and sign of virility
• Children to work land
• low LE

Question 2

IMR in The Gambia

Answer 2

79 per 1000

Question 3

Percentage of population Muslim

Answer 3

95%

Question 4

3 things farmed in Gambia

Answer 4

Rice, Maize, Cattle

Question 5

Why is LE low? (3)

Answer 5

Poor sanitation
Poor healthcare
Poor food

Question 6

LE for men

Answer 6

53

Question 7

2 negative economic implications

Answer 7

• Unemployment and Underemployment

- Huge international debt as must import food for growing pop

Question 8

4 problems in terms of unemployment

Answer 8

• Too many people searching for jobs
• Low wages - £30 per month above average
• Can’t feed families and afford protein = malnutrition
• 1/3 of 14 year olds must work

Question 9

What was Gambia’s international debt in 2014?

Answer 9

$520 billion

Question 10

1 political negative implication

Answer 10

High dependency ratio

Question 11

What is the dependency ratio figure?

Answer 11

92 dependants : 100 economically active

Question 12

3 social negative implications

Answer 12

• Infrastructure
• Pressure on education
• pressure on healthcare

Question 13

4 feature of infrastructure as a problem

Answer 13

• Towns expand rapidly = can’t build decent housing
• Lack of basic housing - No sanitation, toilets, running water, electricity
• Overcrowding = low standard of living
• Growth of slums

Question 14

How much of urban population lived in slums 2005?

Answer 14

45%

Question 15

How many students and classrooms does the main school in Serekunda have?

Answer 15

3000 students

26 classrooms

Question 16

5 problems with schools

Answer 16

• Not enough money to build new schools
• 2 shift system
• Teachers badly paid and work 12 hour shifts
• lack of books
• Lack of toilets

Question 17

How many toilets for students?

Answer 17

1 toilet per 250 students

Question 18

2 problems in terms of healthcare

Answer 18

• Poor maternal and child healthcare = high IMR

- High doctor and patient ratio

Question 19

What is the doctor to patient ratio?

Answer 19

15,000 patients to 1 doctor

Question 20

4 environmental issues

Answer 20

1. Deforestation
2. Over grazing and over cultivation
3. Water, land and air pollution
4. Depletion of natural resources

Question 21

3 problems in terms of deforestation

Answer 21

• Trees chopped down for firewood for growing urban population
• Causes desertification = can’t farm = food shortages
• Within 50 years, nearly all rainforest in Gambia gone

Question 22

How is water polluted?

Answer 22

Due to deforestation and livestock bathing in water

Question 23

2 resources depleted

Answer 23

Forests and fisheries (200km area overfished)

Question 24

BR in The Gambia

Answer 24

40 per 1000 in 2000 = high natural increase