Population Change

Population Change

1. 3.1a

2. 3.1b

   • What causes birth and death rates in countries to change?
     • Medical
       • Advances in medicines has the ability to now combat more resistant diseases and cancer, which leads to longer lives.
       • Vaccinations are now more accessible in LICs, which reduces the rate of child mortality.
     • Social
       • In HICs, people are marrying later in life. In the UK, the marrying age has risen up from 24 in 1960 to 30 in 2010.
       • Educating women provides them with information to control fertility.
       • More women are being educated, therefore increasing their chances of having full-time careers.
     • Economic
       • It is very costly to bring up a child in HICs, which puts financial strain on their parents. Due to this, couples will have fewer children.
       • Poverty is a factor of death rate in HiCs.
     • Political
       • Some countries have added incentives and deterrents to either increase or control the country's population.

3. 3.1c

   • What factors affect the distribution and density of population?
     • Physical
       • Flat, lowland areas with a temperate climate with a reliable water source are usually places which are densely populated.
     • Human
       • Some human factors include employment, good transport links and a wide range of services.

4. 3.1d

   • Name one country that is trying to decrease its birth rate
     • China
   • Name one country that is trying to increase its birth rate.
     • Singapore

5. 3.2a

6. 3.2b

   • Comparison of three population pyramids.

7. 3.2c

   • What are the consequences of a youthful population?
     • adv
       • There will be an a large workforce available in the future.
         • Children can take care of parents so less money would be spent to take care for the elderly.
     • disadv
       • Puts financial pressure on government to fund education for dependent children.
     • Philippines

8. 3.2d

   • What are the consequences of an aging population?
     • Japan
     • adv
     • disadv