Population Change

Question 1

what is an exponential rate

Answer 1

growing faster and faster

Question 2

stage 1

Answer 2

HIGH BR- no contra/lots die
HIGH DR- poor healthcare
EG- few tribes

Question 3

stage 2

Answer 3

HIGH BR-no contra/ for work
FALLING DR-improving healthcare
EG-Ethiopia

Question 4

stage 3

Answer 4

FALLING BR-equal women/education/contra
FALLING DR- medical advances
EG-India

Question 5

stage 4

Answer 5

LOW BR- urbanization
LOW DR- healthcare
EG-UK

Question 6

stage 5

Answer 6

FALLING BR-less money for kids due to elderly dependents
LOW DR- healthcare
EG- Italy

Question 7

Social impacts of population growth

Answer 7

kids work to support large families

overcrowded- health- resources

Question 8

Economic impacts of population growth

Answer 8

increase in unemployment

increased poverty

Question 9

Political impacts of population growth

Answer 9

less elderly-less focus on pensions
enforcing of education and healthcare to develop
policies to bring growth undercontrol

Question 10

strategies to cope with population growth

Answer 10

Birth control- limited no. kids,sex education and contraception- CHINA
Immigration- limiting number and age of people who come in

Question 11

Population of China

Answer 11

1.3 billion

Question 12

when/what is Chinas one child policy

Answer 12

1979- for one child you get; longer maternity leave, better housing and free education
if you have more- fine

Question 13

how many births were prevented in china

Answer 13

400 million

Question 14

what was the fertility rate in china in 1970 and today?

Answer 14

1970-5.7

2013-1.8

Question 15

what were the exceptions of the one child policy

Answer 15

if you lived in a rural area and children are needed for work, you can have another child if your first child is a girl or disabled

Question 16

Indonesia has the….biggest population in the world

Answer 16

4th- 240 million

Question 17

what is the population of java?

Answer 17

130 milion

Question 18

when was the transmigration policy started in Indonesia?

Answer 18

1960’s

Question 19

how do we know it wasn’t effective?

Answer 19

it caused a lot of conflict and there is no less poverty

Question 20

how are ageing populations created?

Answer 20

fewer people being born and a higher life expectancy

Question 21

what are the economic impacts of an ageing population?

Answer 21

there are less people paying for more pensions, retirement homes, healthcare
economic growth slows down due to less money being spent of education and healthcare

Question 22

what are the social impacts of an ageing population?

Answer 22

healthcare is stretched
4-2-1
drop in birthrate due to ther being less mone to afford having kids
people are forced to retire later

Question 23

what are unsustainable strategies involved in managing ageing population? (make population bigger)

Answer 23

1) encouraging larger families- in Italy women are payed to have more kids
2) encouraging immigration to increase working population

Question 24

what are more sustainable ways of managing an ageing population?

Answer 24

1) raising retirement age

2) raising taxes

Question 25

in the uk, what % of people were over 65 in 2005

Answer 25

16%

Question 26

what will the % of pensioners be in 2041-uk

Answer 26

25%

Question 27

life expectancy difference in the uk

Answer 27

6.4 years more in me between 1980-2006

Question 28

average nights stayed in hospital for the uk and uk pensioners

Answer 28

8 nights- uk average | 13 nights- 75+ average

Question 29

Uk's strategies to cope with an ageing population

Answer 29

- raise retirement age - encourage immigration - tax credits for having more children - encouraging private pensions - less dependant on state

Question 30

what are the uk rising the retirement age to and when?

Answer 30

2046- from 65+60 to 68

Question 31

what percentage of immigrants are under 34 from the eu?

Answer 31

80%

Question 32

why don't we know if managing ageing population strategies have worked?

Answer 32

we have to wait and see

Question 33

what are push factors of countries?

Answer 33

confict economy natural disasters and weather water supply

Question 34

what are pull factors od countries/

Answer 34

jobs safer higher wage better sol

Question 35

Positive factors of immigration on the source country?

Answer 35

less strain on resources | money is often sent back

Question 36

Positive factors of immigration on the receiving country?

Answer 36

more independents | increased labour force

Question 37

negative impacts on source countries of immigration?

Answer 37

labour shortage highly skilled people emigrate ageing population

Question 38

negative impacts of immigration and receiving country?

Answer 38

competition for jobs- tension strain on resources over crowdedness alot of money is sent back to source country

Question 39

how many people came to the uk from Poland between 04-07

Answer 39

half a million

Question 40

what is the unemployment in poland

Answer 40

19%

Question 41

the average wage in Poland is .... of the average eu wage

Answer 41

1/3

Question 42

what are the housing shortages in Poland/

Answer 42

1000 people for 300 accommodations

Question 43

what are the uk's pull factors?

Answer 43

1) uk allow unlimited migration 2) higher wages and more demand for tradesmen 3) good exchange rate- sending a pound back is a lot of money

Question 44

what happened to polands population after 2004?

Answer 44

it fell by 0.3% and so did BR

Question 45

How much money was sent backto Poland from abroad in 2006/

Answer 45

€3 billion

Question 46

what were the impacts of migration for the Uk?

Answer 46

1) slight population increase 2) boosted economy 3) new business's - shops for polish 4) church attendencies went up

Question 47

in 2001 how many emigrants were caught crossing the Mediterranean

Answer 47

45,000

Question 48

when and how many peple were forced out of their homes in sierra leonne

Answer 48

1991-2002- 2million

Question 49

what are the impacts on north Africa from migration?

Answer 49

1) working population is reduced | 2) families become seperated

Question 50

what are the impacts of spain from migration?

Answer 50

1) social tension 2) more unskilled workers- wages fall in these jobs 3) increased BR due to a lot of young immigrants