1 4 - Population Flashcards
(30 cards)
Population model name
Demographic Transition Model
Age of young dependants
0-14
Age of old dependants
60+
LEDC C/S Name
HIV in Sub Saharan Africa
LEDC C/S HIV rate in Swaziland
38.8%, highest in world
LEDC C/S world HIV __%
66
LEDC C/S leading cause of death
AIDS
LEDC C/S gender difference
57% of infected are women
LEDC C/S # of AIDS orphans
13 million
LEDC C/S Botswana life expectancy
38
LEDC C/S - how not to do it
Malawi - AIDS first reported in ‘85, no plan unti ‘89, puritanical country so sex ed and public discussion of AIDS was banned
LEDC C/S Malawi 2007 infection count
91000 people under 16 had AIDS
LEDC C/S solution
ARVs - 96% lower transmission rate
LEDC C/S campagin
ABC - abstain, be faithful, condom
MEDC C/S name
Italy - an aging population
MEDC C/S death rate
10.61/k (58th lowest in world)
MEDC C/S birth rate
8.36/k (218th lowest in world)
MEDC C/S problem
Too many old people
MEDC C/S causes
Low birth rate, people use contraception and want fewer children, economic instability
Great public healthcare system, easier lives lived by the elderly, retirement homes
MEDC C/S fertility rate
1.33
MEDC C/S solutions
Increase immigration, tax cuts for families with kids, increase economic stability
MEDC C/S Impacts
Lowest starting wages in W. Europe, more adults without children, an ageing population
Migration types
Economic (for jobs/living)
Environmental (avoid natural disasters)
Forced (moves from war/persecution)
Hyper urbanisation definition
too many people with too few skills moving into urban areas
