Tuesday Assessment - 1st Question

Question 1

Why is it difficult to gather accurate population data in developing countries?

(SOCIAL INDICATOR ISSUES - “Social indicator issues in developing countries suggest/show…”)

Answer 1

• Countries with many official languages have to translate census forms
• Limited education in some developing countries
• Conflict can make it too difficult for enumerators and also make data become quickly dated due to people moving for their safety

Question 2

Example of translating census forms (Social)

Answer 2

India has 16 official languages and has to hire enumerators who can speak multiple languages

Question 3

Example of limited education (Social)

Answer 3

In Niger, 19% of people cannot read and can not complete the forms leading to more inaccuracy

Question 4

Example of conflict (Social)

Answer 4

• The ongoing Syrian conflict
• End of March 2024 9,703 Afghan refugees arrived in the UK making it more difficult to complete the census forms and leading to inaccurate data

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Why is it difficult to gather accurate population data in developing countries?

(ECONOMIC INDICATOR ISSUES - “Economic indicator issues in developing countries suggest/show…”)

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Answer 5

• Poor infrastructure and difficult terrain
• Very expensive process and money may be required for other things such as housing and health

Question 6

Example of poor infrastructure and difficult terrain (Economic)

Answer 6

,for example in Afghanistan…

Question 7

Rural to urban migration

Answer 7

• In Brazil there is a lot of this and the percentage of rural inhabitants fell by 19.2% from 33.8% from 2000 to 2022
• Orangi in Pakistan has many informal settlements making it difficult as many people do not have an official address

Question 8

Illegal immigrants

Answer 8

Unlikely to complete census form for fear of deportation

Question 9

Nomads

Answer 9

Easily be missed or counted twice as they move a lot from place to place, for example in many African countries

Question 10

Ethnic rivalries and internal political rivalries

Answer 10

May lead to inaccuracies, for example in northern Nigeria it was reported that they inflated their population figures to secure increased political representation