Under population/ Population Change

Question 1

Why is there Under population in australia?

Answer 1

most of australia is deserts, It is not an easy country to get to (Isolation), poor infrastructure, Water shortages, Low fertility rate

Question 2

What percentage of land is unfarmable?

Answer 2

44%

Question 3

What would happen if more people came to australia?

Answer 3

The cities would spread and there would be a greater need for farmable land causing deforistation

Question 4

food

what is an argument for people migrating into australia?

Answer 4

The sum of Australia’s food exports are sufficent to feed more than 62 million people.

Question 5

Causes of underpopulation in Australia?

Answer 5

1.Women - 1st child later due to careers ( almost 29 years) .Low fertility – 1.74
2. Australia GDP per capita of $49,854, don’t need children to work & support.
Raising a child is expensive.
3. A large part of the country is covered in deserts,which isn’t an attractive place to live. It is difficult to farm and access water.
Large parts of the country are not well connected.

Question 6

Problems of underpopulation in Australia?

Answer 6

1.Workforce = right time to welcome more immigrants – aging workforce and skills shortages in health care & engineering.
2.Resources – has a wide range, but short of miners. Could boost economy and support aging population.
3.Defence – has good military, but vulnerable against China. Could employ more in army if bigger pop.

Question 7

What is Natural Population Change?

Answer 7

This is calculated by subtracting the death rate from the birth rate

Question 8

What is Net migration?

Answer 8

the difference between the number of immigrants and emmigrants per 1000 per year

Question 9

What is Overall Population Change

Answer 9

This is calculated by subtracting the death rate from the birth rate. plus adding or subbtracting the net migration

Question 10

What is Birth rate?

Answer 10

The number or births per 1000 of the population per year

Question 11

What is Death rate?

Answer 11

The number or deaths per 1000 of the population per year

Question 12

What is Dependancy ratio?

Answer 12

a relationship between the number of people of working age (15-64) and young dependants (0-14) and old dependants (65+) who depend on them for e.g benifits, pensions…

Question 13

What is High youth dependency?

Answer 13

Large number of 0-14yrs compared to those of working age 15-64yrs

Question 14

What does a wide base mean and what is the answer for nigeria?

Answer 14

High fertility rate, Nigeria’s fertility rate is 4.67

Question 15

What is the life expectancy in nigeria in 2019?

Answer 15

54 yrs

Question 16

What is fuelling population growth?

Answer 16

Polygamy, high birth rate, lack of family planning, culture, religion

Question 17

what is the average family size in nigeria?

Answer 17

5.6 people

Question 18

What are the governement concerned about in Nigeria?

Answer 18

The growing population’s affect on economic growth

Question 19

How can we fix Nigeria’s economic problems?

Answer 19

provide education needs for kids if school age, create jobs for the expanding workforce, provide basic infrastructure and services

Question 20

Population Structure?

Answer 20

0-14yrs = 42%
65+yrs = 3.3%
Growth rate = 2.53%
Dependency rate = 86 ( 80 are elderly)

Question 21

Evaluating Nigeria’s population policy?

Answer 21

1. 1988 it adopted its first population strategy - cut fertility rates from 6 to 4 & establish an optimum age of 18 for women and 24 for men. Nothing has been achieved - lack of political will, government financing, the availability/affordability of services, as well as the cultural preference for large families.
2. Other reasons for failure are poverty and under investment in education and health care. Children economic assets.
3. Needs to improve education, create more jobs & improve infrastructure, which would attract big companies.