Youthful populations.ppt

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Youthful populations: case

study GambiaDefine key terms economically active, young

dependants, old dependants and dependencyratios.

I can understand ho to calculate dependency rationsI can e!plain problems caused by high numbers of old

dependants in "#D$%s and young dependants inD$%s: case study Gambia


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Dependency ratio:

4 $alculated by:

(his indicator gives insight into the amount of people of non1orking

age compared to the number of those of orking age. high ratio

means those of orking age 1 and the overall economy 1 face a

greater burden in supporting the aging population.

(he young dependency ratio includes only under )*s, and the elderly

dependency ratio focuses on those over +2. 5or e!ample, if in a

population of ),000 there are 6*0 people under the age of )* and *00

people beteen the ages of )*1+2. (he youth dependency ratio ould

be *07 /6*08*003.


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(riangular graphs(riangular graphs

C

hildren

Elderly

Adults

UK

Children 30%

Adults 58%Elderly 12%

This type of

graph may also

be included on

paper1:

Geographical

skills


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Children

Adults Elderly

UK 30 58 12Japan 22 56 22

Ghana 65 33 2

Brail 38 5! 8"#rld !5 !8 $


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Youthful Populations:

Where/Why?4 9igh proportion of young people due to

high birth rates and a reduction in infantmortality. (his is due to better nutrition,

education and medical care.4 (his may create problems since the

children need feeding, housing, education

and eventually a ob.4 "edical care and education has to be paid

for by ta!ing a proportionally small numberof orkers.


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Youthful Population Structure

Population Pyramids!

;een as a ide base on population pyramids

that reflect high birth rates in D$s.


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Youthful Population Structure

"T#!4 Stage $:

4 (his is here the birth rates are high but

the death rates begin to fall.

4 (his results in the population increasing.

4 &ots of countries in the developing orld

are at this stage, due to improved medicalcare, but poor education.


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&arge potential orkforce

$ost of schools and clinics


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(he Gambia

(he Gambia is the smallest frican country

(he birth rate is 20 per )000

population

>*7 of Gambia%s populationare "uslim. (here has been

a taboo on contraceptives


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(ypical Gambian ?oman5ertility rate:


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ther 5actors that may lead to a

groing population in (he Gambia

(he Desire for a large family remains strong.

&arger families are seen as a

sign of security.

(he ;tigma and cost of contraception1

links to religious background.


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$ase study notes from D@D:

(he Gambia4 Youthful populations: %ase study Gambia

4 ?hy do Gambian omen have so many childrenA

4 ?hat ill be the impacts of a large population forGambia in the futureA

4 ?hat has been done abut the youthful populationA


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+ mark case study Buestion

4 5or an area you have studied e!plainthe

conseBuenses of it having a youthful population

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Success criteria:You must e!plain1 not ust describe the issues

Insure you include detail that is specific to the area you are riting

about /e.g. figures3

#nsure you focus on the Buestion(ry and include some balance in your anser /the positives and

negatives3.

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