Underpopulation Australia Flashcards
1
Q
Underpopulation definition
A
When a country or a region has more resources available than are being used by the people living there
2
Q
Population of Australia
A
26 million
3
Q
Causes of underpopulation
A
- low fertility
- raising a child is expensive
- women focus on their careers
- women have children later
- large part of country is covered in desserts which are unattractive to live in
4
Q
Fertility rate
A
1.7
If fertility rate is under 2 it means that the population is shrinking
5
Q
Why Australia shouldnt increase its population
A
- water scarcity
- more peole would demand land which would lead to deforestation
- thretens environmental carrying capacity
6
Q
Problems of underpopulation
A
- ageing workforce
- skill shortages in healthcare and engineering
- has wide range of resources but not enough miners to extract the resources
- army is not big enough
