Demography

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Demography

• The study of populations
• Types of people in populations (female, male,
  old, young, rich, poor)
• Economics and social structure
• Predicting future population sizes
• Make predictions based on age structure
• Study fertility rates (the number of babies born
  each year in a population)

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Problems of Rapid Population Growth

• Greater demand on resources and land
• Shortage of fuel wood
• Unsafe water
• Negative impacts on land
• Countries with growing populations rely on
  resources from other nations

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Managing Development and Population Growth

• Controlling birth rate (hard to do)
• Public advertising
• Economic incentives
• Better housing
• Longer vacations
• Extra months pay
• Legal punishments
• Has occurred in China, Thailand, India
• Family planning