1
Q
Problems collecting demogrphic data in developing countries
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- Physical Geography
- Suffering from conflict
- Too expensive to carry out (training enumerators)
- Countries with many official languages
- Information outdated-rapid rural to urban migration
-low literacy rates
-poor transport infrastructure - informal settlements
-migrants=fear of deportation
2
Q
Methods of collecting population data developed
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- census
-civil regristration - Sampling
3
Q
Consequences of an ageing population
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- Incresed cost and strain on health services, including surgeries. Private healthcare?
- Care homes, care works required, demands on relatives
- Sjrinking working age population, retirement age may be increased
- winter fuel payment(250-600) + bus pass
- rasing tax contributions from working class. 2018 over 40s have to pay more tax already used in Japan
4
Q
Consequences of an youthful population
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- larger worforce, multinational corporations attractecxx.
- highg productiviy and economic growth
- increase or number of people at reproductive age further increasing population
- increase in economically active
-increase in young dependant = more money will have to be invested in services for young people, neonatal clinics, schools, vaccination schemes - investmetn in that may mean there is less money for the gov to spend on other thingd.s
- increased risk of food shortages, food supplies and stuff
- government may promotee smaller families contraception and awareness. education
