Syllabus ContentCase Study Fact 1

(Negative Aspects)Fact 2

(Positive Aspects)

A country with an ageing

population.

China(Over 65’s

exceed 8-10% of population)

Requires construction of

new nursing homes.

Working skills can be passed

on from the old to the new

A country with a youthful

population.

Niger(Has a wide base on the population

pyramid)

Increased demand for

childcare/schools

Increased population can give a positive

boost/supply of people for future

employment

A pro-natalist population

policy

France & Russia

(sex day)

Increased costs for a quick booming youthful

population

Need more babies to become

economically active later on to support the previous baby

boom that will become dependant.

Anti-natalist China Reports of forced Saved up to 250

population policy(one child

policy)

abortions & sterilizations

million births and decreased

strain on resources

A forced migration

Palestinians to Gaza Strip

They are confined and

forced to leave their homes.

Safety in numbers yet no positive factors.

A voluntary migration

Polish to UK Disadvantage to origin country;

loss of taxes, national identity

and skills.

Advantage to host country; fills gaps in

labour market & boost to economy

A migration model

Lee Model(Location A to

B)

People moving from A to B can end

up in holding centres in France

on route to UK.

Model increases awareness of

problems that can occur due to intervening obstacles.

An internal migration

China(migration

from rural to urban areas for

jobs)

Dependant populations left in rural areas &

population exceeds carrying capacity in urban

areas.

Remittances sent back to

families in rural areas. (150

million migrant workers in

China)

An international migration

Mexico to USA

(Into the USA for jobs and remittances)

10,000 people per week attempt

to cross Mexico/USA

border & desert climate = danger.

In the USA they are hopes of prosperity,

better healthcare and

remittances

A example of gender

inequality

Girl Effect (Taliban

cruelty in Afghanistan)

¼ of girls in LEDC’s are not in school & Taliban

cruelty to women.

There are no positives for girl

inequality.