stage 1-2 populations on the demongraphic transition model

charliedominique

jon mkuffasse

september 2009

+ Problems / strains encountered by countries midway between stage 1 and 2 of the DTM, where pyramid profile is concave - Educational - Health - Infrastructural - Social

focus

educational issues

narrower angle: less

people die in earlier stages

of life

narrower angle: less

people die in earlier stages

of life

-Are there enough schools to accommodate larger child population?

- enough wealth to accommodate expansion of educational facilities?

-Consequences: large uneducated/unqualified population, high unemployment rates

- larger dependent population, less money going to government, higher taxes

- less people are educated on life skills and hygine which contributes to faster spread of disease

62% of adults and 46% of youths are illiterate

Sierra Leone: Population set to increase from roughly 4,500,000 people in 2005 to 7,500,000 thousand people in 2025

• Financial resources for health• Physical Infrastructure and number

of healthcare personnel• Essential drugs and other supplies• International partnerships in health• Health education and promotion• Maternal and child health/family

planning• Diseases, Life expectancy and

Mortality

health issues

infrastructural issues

Case study: Niger

- Only 8% of 6,800 kilometres of roads being paved compared to 100% in

Switzerland.- Tap water services very poor.

Companies need to truck in water for employees; home water tanks are

needed for drinkable water.- Postal services are unreliable.

Niger: Population Pyramids

Very evident widening of

population profile: in 2050, begins to become convex

social issues

Polygamy

The Emancipation of Women“there is an inextricable link between

increasing female literacy and decreasing fertility rates.”

Deeply entrenched cultural / religious values bride price, dowry,

Youth, identity, and generational issues

Social Control, a loss of cultural values

Idleness

bibliography• Chrispin, Jane, and Jegede Francis. Population, Resources, and Development.

London: Collins Educational, 2000.• UNICEF, . "At a Glance: Sierra Leone, Statistics." UNICEF. Updated: 26

February 2004. Web. 27 Sep 2009. <http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/sierraleone_statistics.html#55>.

• U.S. Census Bureau, . "Sierra Leone." U.S. Census Bureau - International Database. September 10, 2009. Web. 27 Sep 2009. <http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/country.php>. Chrispin, Jane, and Jegede Francis. Population, Resources, and Development. London: Collins Educational, 2000.

• UNICEF, . "At a Glance: Sierra Leone, Statistics." UNICEF. Updated: 26 February 2004. Web. 27 Sep 2009. <http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/sierraleone_statistics.html#55>.

• U.S. Census Bureau, . "Sierra Leone." U.S. Census Bureau - International Database. September 10, 2009. Web. 27 Sep 2009. <http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/country.php>.

• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2091rank.html

• Waugh, David. Geography, An Intergrated Approach. Nelson Thornes, UK. © 2009.

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