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FlashCards sobre Geography Human Case Studies, criado por Tarun em 17-03-2015.
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DTM Stage 2- Afghanistan Population - 35 million Crude Birth Rate - 46.6 Crude Death Rate - 20.3 Fertility Rate - 6.69 Infant Mortality rate - 187.5% Natural Increase per year - 3.88% Life expectancy - 41.9/43.4 Population under 15 - 43% Population over 65 - 3%
DTM Stage 5- Germany Population - 82.7 million Crude Birth Rate - 8.7 Crude Death Rate - 10.6 Fertility Rate - 1.3 Infant Mortality rate - 3.48 (per1000) Natural Increase per year - 1.9% Life expectancy - 75.2/81.2 Population under 15 - 14.4% Population over 65 - 18.8%
INDIA 112 : 100 -Dowries must b paid -Son is needed to light funeral pyre -Son is needed to continue family name -Son is an economic benefit -22,000 girls aborted in Dheli / 500,000 in the whole of India (every year) -Some villages 2:1 -40million extra men
RUSSIA 85 : 100 -Communism fell so people lost government run jobs so turned to alcohol and drugs -Alcohol is a big part of the culture -High unemployment -> little tax -> no improvements -60 bottles of vodka per person(per anum) -No drink driving laws -> 144,00 deaths (Jan-Aug 2012) -Suicide increased by 60% from 1984 -500,000 teen alcoholics ->beer was only considered an alcoholic drink in 2012 -Life expectancy 64/76
Voluntary Migration - Poland to UK PUSH FACTORS (Poland) -High unemployment rate - 18.2% (05) (Over 40% in youth) -Annual GDP - $12,700 (06) -Low average wage - £800 (per month)
Voluntary Migration - Poland to UK PULL FACTORS (UK) -Low unemployment rate - 5.1% (high demand for semi skilled) -607,900 job vacancies (07) -English is already spoken by Polls -Travel is cheaper die to technological advances -Annual GDP - $30,900
Voluntary Migration - Poland to UK COSTS to POLLAD SOCIAL: -Divorce rate has doubled in the last 7 years -More women than men -Gdansk, not enough people working ECONOMIC: -No one to do jobs -Most people train then leave (Gdansk- ship yard, 100 trainees leave after training every year and only around 5 stay)
Voluntary Migration - Poland to UK BENEFITS to POLLAND SOCIAL -Better standard of life -Gdansk; more jobs available for women -Bitof; Female fire fighters ECONOMIC -People send money back to families which boosts the Polish economy.
Voluntary Migration - Poland to UK COSTS to UK SOCIAL -Racial tensions -Brothels -Over crowding -Decline of Lincon Rd, Peterborough CULTURAL -24 languages spoken in local primary school (more staff is required) ECONOMIC -House prices decline -No proper investment; Dr's struggle (1000 extra patients) ENVIRONMENTAL -More housing required -Rubbish dumping
Voluntary Migration - Poland to UK BENEFITS to UK CULTURAL -Diversification ECONOMIC -Take jobs Brits don't want -Big contribution to GDP £25billion -Peterborough has a fast growing economy
FORCED MIGRATION - SYRIAN REFUGES TO TURKEY -$2billion in support -200,00 living in camps (dec 14) -300,000 living all together (confusion with registration with 3 different schemes) -Friction between the two communities (2 car bombs, May 14)
FORCED MIGRATION - SYRIAN REFUGES TO UK -Only 24 allowed in June 14 -Children can speak to refugees first hand, interactively learning -Due to political pressure gave £7billion (dec14)
AGEING POPULATION POLICY: IMIGRATION to UK PRO's -13% of working people are imigrants -immigrants do skilled jobs (professional + managerial roles) -Reduce dependency ratio (income tax doesn't have to increase) CON's -Friction between immigrants and locals -High cost
AGEING POPULATION POLICY: INCREASING FERTILITY RATE in FRANCE PRO's -Law against free sale of contraceptives -24 months paid maternity leave -Larger families get public housing priority -Increased fertility rate to 1.96 in 2011 CON's -Expensive
AGEING POPULATION POLICY: RETIREMENT AGES and PENSIONS FRANCE -Increasing retirement age from: 65-66 (men) 60-66 (women) UK -Expected to contribute more
HIGH BIRTH RATES- CHINA POLICY: LATER, LONGER, FEWER (1976) -Women who had abortions had a free holiday given to them -Married couples were forced to sign a contract stating they will have only the 1 child
HIGH BIRTH RATES- CHINA POLICY: ONE CHILD POLICY (1979) -1983, 44,000 abortions daily -Prevented 400million births GENDER IMBALANCE -120 : 100 -Hainan, 170 : 100 -Prostitution/Brothels -Kidnapping of young girls
HIGH MORTALITY RATES - HIV/AIDS UGANDA POLICIES -ABC (1986): A = sexual 'A'bsence until marriage B = 'B'e faithful C = use a 'C'ondom -Aids info centre (1990): counselling and training -Youth Organisation 'Straight Talk' (educate young people) -Posters/Political openness (1986)
HIGH MORTALITY RATES - HIV/AIDS UGANDA SUCCESSES -5% HIV positive in 2008 (reduced from 31% in 1990) -Life expectancy: 47 --> 54 -Death rate: 19 -->12
HIGH MORTALITY RATES - HIV/AIDS UGANDA FALIURES -People don't believe the government (they believe condoms don't work and they are a money making scheme) -HIV positive rose to 6.5% in 2013 -20,000 child abortions -Spread due to long distance lorry drivers using brothels/ 20% of girls are married to soldiers and given STDs which are passed to the children through breast feeding

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