• Revision:Population and the Economy Case Studies

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  • Contrasts at a national/continental scale of birth rates, death rates, fertility.
    • Russia


  • Demographic transition over time, examples from selected countries at different states of development.
    • Cape Verde
    • Chile
    • Denmark


  • Over and under-population exemplified
    • Over =Australia/India
    • Under=Amazonia


  • Assessment of issues in one rapidly expanding area and one area in decline
    • Singapore and UK
    • India and Botswana


  • Assessment of two contrasting national policies
    • China and Mauritius
    • OR Mauritius and Philippines


  • Impact of contrasting migration policies
    • Within boundaries - Indonesia and New Towns IMPACT - new towns more successful
    • Across national boundaries - Ethiopia à Israel.
    • CONTRASTING= USA allowing Cubans to migrate contrasts with à Japanese preference for skilled labour


  • Present day patterns of migration - and historic flows
    • History - Europeans to Australia, Caribbean etc.


  • Migration model
    • Lee’s model with intervening opportunities


  • Pressure on environment & resources
    • Lack of jobs in recession East Germany (due to Turkish guest workers)
    • Nomadism
    • Decreased pressure - after the Irish potato famine
    • Haiti


  • Cultural & socio-economic benefits & costs
    • Smallpox to Aborigines, remittances back to Pakistan, cultural diversity to America (Irish)
    • Movement of labour from Caribbean to UK in 1950s
    • Multicultural society - Toronto
    • Issues of segregation - Bradford
    • Low wage and poor living conditions - Mexicans on farms in California
    • Loss of skills - Indian software experts to USA


  • Freedom of movement and civil liberties
    • Berlin Wall
    • Kosovo
    • Gulf War


  • Fluctuations in the global economy
    • Impacts of reunification of Germany


Comments

These notes are aimed at students studying for Edexcel B geography A Level for the 'Population and the Economy' section, though will be suitable also for people studying with different exam boards and at different levels.


They were originally submitted by _poptart_ in this thread on TSR Forums.


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