Topic 9 - JAPAN CASE STUDY

Question 1

Location of Japan

Answer 1

Japan is a county in Asia that is made up of 4 main islands. 3/4 of japan is mountainous and stretches 3,000 km North to South

Question 2

What stage of the DTM is Japan in

Answer 2

5 - Does not fit this as Japan is experiencing population decline.

Question 3

Locale of Japan
Population Size

Answer 3

123 Million
92,000 of these are over the age of 100

Question 4

Locale of Japan
Birth Rate

Answer 4

6.9/1000

Question 5

Locale of Japan
Death Rate

Answer 5

11.7/1000

Question 6

Locale of Japan
Net Immigration

Answer 6

0.7/1000

Very low - could be due to the accessibilty of Japan and also the language as it is complex

Question 7

What is Japan’s life expectancy

Answer 7

85 - Highest Life expectancy in the world

Question 7

Locale of Japan
Mothers mean age at first birth

Answer 7

31 - Few generation will mean less babies

2x the age of a mother in Niger

Question 8

Density of tokyo

Answer 8

6100 ppkm

Question 9

Where is it densely populated

Answer 9

Around the coast

Question 10

Why is the population of Japan densely populated

Answer 10

Due to 3/4 of the land being mountains
And in some areas the height of the land is 4000 feet

Question 11

How much of the population live in Tokyo and Osaka

Answer 11

92%

Question 12

Where do the majority of people build

Answer 12

On the fertile plains - less space to grow crops

Question 13

How much of the land is suitabe for farming

Answer 13

20%

Question 14

Demographic of Japan

Answer 14

Japan was isolated until 1860

Men get paid higher than women

The people of japan are very respectful put someone elses needs before thir own.

Question 15

What fraction of people in Japan are a pensioner

Answer 15

1/3

Question 16

What is the ratio of boys to girls

Answer 16

For every 100 girls born there will be 106 boys born

Question 17

What is the population pyramid like in Japan

Answer 17

More boys at the lower half of thw pyramif due to the fact 6 more boys than girls are born. However, at the top of the pyramid there will be more girls comoared to boys. This is due to the hangover from ww2, girls don’t smoke so less likely to die and also natural way lof life

Base of the pyramid narrowing - less women are having babies

1/3 of the population in Japan are over 65

Question 18

DTM of Japan in 1950

Answer 18

In 1950 Japan was in stage two of the DTM.
For every 2 working age people there was one dependent person
population of 84 million.

Question 19

DTM of Japan 2020

Answer 19

Japan was in Stage 5 of the DTM

Population 126 million increased by 50%

It had gone from 5% old to 30% old - 6x increase

Question 20

Reasons for the ageing population

Answer 20

Better healthcare and standard of living - Japan has a health regime similar to the NHS. everyone is able to access it even poor people so people will live longer due to the quality of medical care

Low fat diets - Even though Japan is a HIC they have low cases of obesity and heart problems as their diet mainly revolves around fish and rice rather than mean and bread.

Women have access to an education and career so are less likely to have children - This could be due to the fact Japan has no major world religions so women are treeated fairly - less babies

Contraception is available and accessible - widely used people won’t have children

Cost of eductaion - Education is Japan is highly expenisve, so most people only choose to have one child from this factor

Question 21

What is happening to the economy of Japan

Answer 21

Shrinking

Question 22

Cope with the ageing population

Answer 22

Rase Taxes - This will cover growing cost and will allow the ageing population to be cared for

Increase retiremnt age to 70 - The risk of the economy shrinking will be reduced and prevents dependency

Pro Natal Policies - Cash incentives will be given out to encouragae people to have more children