Population

• Reasons for low birth rates-developed


  -Contraception

  -later marriages

  -less children as better medicines

  -children survive at birth

  -women want careers

  -sex education
• Population pyramid shows the age structure of a country's population
• reasons for high birth rates-developing


  -working children as no pensions

  -no contraceptives

  -infant mortality rates

  -contribute to family income

  -gender inequality with work

  -parents want boys to keep the family name
• reasons for high death rates-developing


  -poor sanitation

  -lack of crops/poor health

  -no money for medicines

  -no care-homes

  -lots of diseases

  -parents want boys so often leave girls at dumps
• reasons for low death rates-developed


  -improved diets

  -access to clean water

  -vaccines

  -good medical care

  -good sanitation

  -better pensions
• Population density -PHYSICAL


  -flat land is easier to build on

  -mountainous areas/hills are bad for machinery

  -rainfall for water

  -humid climates bring diseases

  -fertile soil so crops can grow

  -natural landscapes bring tourists and can have more job opportunities
• Population Density- HUMAN


  -different industries encourage people to move to find work

  -more accessible

  -good transport links, employment opportunities

  -government funding

  -war means people will flee

  -education, healthcare, jobs and entertainment
• Reducing population growth


  -one child policy

  -if they didn't follow then they wouldn't get any benefits

  -providing more education on birth control

  -introduced free contraception
• Development indicator-% of people in agriculture


  -earn lower wages, lower standard of living

  -lower amount of farmers, higher mechanisms
• Development indicator- Gross Domestic Product


  -if high, industries will produce value goods

  -service industry will be well developed with schools and hospitals
• Development indicator- People per doctor


  -developed country's have more money to employ doctors

  -developed country's have enough money to invest in education
• development indicator- life expectancy at birth


  developed = more money on healthcare so live longer

  developed=access to clean water and food so no illnesses
• development indicator- no. births per 1000 women per year


  -Low number = developed as they don't need to have more to ensure survival

  -children aren't needed so fewer children born