Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Causes and Effects of rapid population growth:
Causes:
1) Uneducated population: low education levels
did not know about birth contraceptives
Lack of family planning
2) Main economic activity: Industry: farming / primary industry
Need labour
To save labour cost
Give birth to more children
boys: farm, girls: household
3) Traditional family values of asian families: Like to have big families
Keep giving birth until they get a boy as a heir
ensure security in old age
4) Poor medical facilities (note) : Children tend to die easily
Therefore parents tend to give birth to more babies
To ensure security in old age
Is high birth rate and low death rate counted as one of the causes?Effects of Rapid population growth:
1) Competition for housing: As demand for housing increases
Insufficent housing
Prices of houses will rise
2) Competition for jobs: More people competing for jobs
Result in high unemployment rate
3) Competition for education: Less people will get the chance to study
Result in an endless poverty cycle
Not enough education -> Not good jobs -> high unemployment -> unable to afford house -> live in slums(pollution) -> give birth -> not enough money -> Not enough education...
Basically i dont quite understand this, but it is on my notes lol4) Competition for resources: Competition for water, food, fuel ....
May result in overpopulation.
Ok this is basically what i have in my notes for this topic, who can add points please add so that it is a guide for everyone.
<--- ok i found out that you cant add. so just spam tagboard or sth... --->
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