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Why is a lot of Australia underpopulated?
It doesnβt have enough people to make use of its resources - one reason is that:
Due to the climate of the very hot and dry Australian outback, nobody lives there.
What is the temperature range of Australia?
36-39 degrees C
How did Australiaβs population change from 1996-2006?
It declined by 3.7%
What are the problems caused by Australian underpopulation?
- Low job oppourtunities
- Poor transport links
What figure can prove that Nigeria is overpopulated?
It occupies only 3% of Africa but houses 15% of the people.
What is Nigeriaβs climate like?
- Variable rainy and dry seasons
- Hot and wet most of the year in the south
- Long inland dry season
- Range of environments, with tropical rainforests in the south and semi arid desert in the north.
What power struggles has Nigeria faced?
After British independence:
Power struggles resulted in a civil war between 1967-1970. Its only since 1999 that Nigeria has had a stable government.
What are some city specific problems in Nigeria?
- Lack of Housing in Kano
- High crime rate in Jos
- Pollution of air and water in Port Harcourt
- Shortage of food in Yola
- Not enough healthcare and schools in Ibadan
- Congested roads in Lagos
How is Nigeriaβs overall and North fertility rate?
The average children per woman is 5.5. At the conservative Muslim North it is 8 children!
What draws people to Lagos?
- Compared to the rest of Africa, there is far more healthcare
- In rural areas of Nigeria, 40% donβt attend primary school whereas in Lagos, 68% of the population have a secondary education.
- Thriving film industry (Nollywood)
Why did China become overpopulated after 1960?
- Social/cultural desire to have a son
- Economical bonus: men could work in the field
- Politics: stronger China against America
- Flood 1959-1962: 20 million died
When was the one child policy implemented?
1979
What is the one child policy?
The policy in China that stated that couples in China could only have one child.
What was the consequence of breaking the one child policy?
You would be fined for having more children, and giving them a good education and job opportunities was harder.
How did the once child policy lead to gender imbalance?
- People would abort girls until they had a boy
- Baby girls were placed in orphanages
What was the exception to the once child policy?
- Chinese people in rural areas were allowed to have more children
- Ethnic minorities
- People whoβs first child was a girl (later on this was introduced)
What were the negative effects of the one child policy?
- Elderly dependent population
- 50 million missing women
How many abortions were made due to the one child policy?
300 million.
How did the once child policy affect fertility rate?
It decreased from 5.8 to 1.7
What percent of illegal immigrants to the US were from mexico in 2007?
52%
What is the path from Mexico to the USA?
Through the Arizonan or Sonoran deserts, in which they die of thirst of the extreme temperature
What are the push factors from Mexico?
- Poor medical facilities (1800 people per doctor)
- A lower life expectancy (75 years)
- Low pay jobs (GNP $3750)
What are the pull factors to the USA?
- Excellent medical facilities (400 people per doctor)
- Higher life expectancy (78 years)
- Well paid jobs (GNP $25000)
What are the negative impacts of migration on the USA?
- Costs millions on border patrols
- Mexican workers keep wages low
- Remittances sent back to Mexico is money lost from the Economy.
