Managing rapid population growth

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Give three social impact of rapid population growth. 1) Services cant cope with the mass of people so not everyone has access to them 2) Children have to work to support large families 3) There aren't enough houses for everyone
Give two economic impacts of rapid population growth. 1) There aren't enough jobs 2) An increasing poverty because people are born into already poor families
List two environmental impacts of rapid population growth. 1) Increased waste and pollution 2) More natural resources are used up
Give a political impact of rapid population growth. Policies focus on younger people, e.g education, and not on the older people, e.g pensions
What can rapid population growth lead to? Overpopulation
Name two strategies trying to control rapid population growth. 1) Birth control 2) Immigration laws
How do some governments use birth-control programs? Either by having laws on the amount of children couples can have or by helping them plan families through education and free contraception
Why do birth control programs benefit countries? It helps towards sustainable development because it means the population wont get any bigger. There wont be as many people using resources today so there will be some left for future generations
How do governments push immigration laws? They can limit the number of people allowed to immigrate but they can also be selective about who they let in
Why do countries face over population? Because they are in stages 2 or 3, meaning they have a high birth rate and a falling death rate, causing a high population growth rate
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