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Sustainable Gambia
To do:Finish case study
Population management strategies
1995
2000
2009
Population million
1.3
1.5
1.8
Growth rate
3.7
3.3
2.6
Births per women
6.1
5.8
5
Birth rate per 1000
45
42
38
Life expectancy
51
52
54
Infant mortality
87
81
69
Death rate
17
19
22
Has Gambia’s management solutions worked? How do you know?
Gambia’s management solutions have/have not worked because...
Sustainable
Meeting the needs of the _________ without
impacting on the needs of the __________
How is looking after the forest sustainable?
How is educating people about deforestation
sustainable?
Over population
From this...
To this!
Natural Resources in Gambia
1. What is happening to the natural resources in
Gambia?
2. Why is this happening?
3. How are they trying to solve the problem and who
is involved?
Why is education the key to Gambia’s
future?
Why is education the key to Gambia’s
future?
Gambia’s population has been growing rapidly
and has meant that a youthful population
exists within the country. The future of
Gambia is relying on the education of the
young children. Education is the key to
Gambia’s future because …………
The future of Gambia
Explain, using a case study, how a government or NGO’s
have managed population (4)
How does this sustain the well being of the people that
live in the country?
Review
Discuss in pairs
Why Gambia has an overpopulated country and a youthful population?
Gambia is over populated because……… This means that …………. and therefore
Name 2 problems this has created and how they are trying to solve the problems.
One problem Gambia has is ……. This is because……………………… One they try to solve
the problem is by ………..
A second problem is …………….
How are they trying to sustain the resources in the country?
Resources that are being used are ……………. As there are so many people this is a
problem because ……………..
One way of sustaining this is to ……………….. which means ………. A second way to
sustain resources is to ……
What is the future of the country?
Gambia has many issues which the Government and NGO’s are trying to solve. The
future looks more promising for Gambia because ……
Why do countries manage
populations?
This has a
negative effective
on the...
This could lead to...
Too high a
population and
resources such as
.... may run out
Too little
population and
there are not
enough people
for the jobs
A youthful
population puts
pressure on...
Why manage
population?
Lots of
immigration puts
pressure on...
This means...
High rates of
emigration means...
The country could
lose its skilled work
force
This means the
government has to
spend money
on.... instead of...
Therefore governments
act to keep skilled
workers by...
Explain why countries manage their
populations (4)
A reason a country has to sustainably manage
their population is due to overcrowding. The
more people are born the less space there is for
people to live, the consequence of this is
…………..
Choose 2 reasons and explain
How can we manage populations?
How can we manage populations?
Pro-natalist policies include incentives to
encourage people to have children eg.
Financial payments (ie…)
Anti-natalist policies encourage people to have
fewer children eg. by providing free state
education for only the first child in the
family/1 child policy
Russian Sex Day:
12th September, 9 months before the national
day. Everyone takes a day off and if you have a
baby on the national day, you get rewards.
China- One child policy
Case Study: Pro-Natalist
Estonia
Investigate this policy using p153. Note form is fine.
• What is a) birth rate b) death rate
c) natural increase
• What has happened to fertility rates in the past few decades?
• What are future projections?
• Why are Estonians having fewer children?
• How did the government management falling fertility rate?
• How effective has this been? (advantages/disadvantages)
• What is ‘replacement level’?
• What problems might Estonia face in the future if not enough
children are born? (think of domestic/international issues)
Evaluation
How effective are the policies? Which is more
effective?
The following slides have web-inks you
may want to use
• http://volcanoesmakemeexplode.wetpaint.co
m/page/Pro-Natalist+Policies
China
http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/schools/blythebridge/chi
na.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/pop
ulation/managing_population_rev3.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwhKdwcYWTU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUCZW5YdAdQ
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/31/chinathinktank-abolition-one-child-policy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19630110
https://sites.google.com/site/neatherdgcsegeography/unit-2-people-and-theplanet/11-1-population-change/6-how-can-population-change-be-managedsustainably
France
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ge
ography/population/managing_population_re
v5.shtml
• http://geographyas.info/population/francepro-natalism/
Estonia
• https://sites.google.com/site/neatherdgcsege
ography/unit-2-people-and-the-planet/11-1population-change/6-how-can-populationchange-be-managed-sustainably
Exam questions
• Outline one reason why some governments wish to control
population size (2)
• Describe two policies that have been used to encourage
women to have more children (pro-natal policies) (2)
• Describe the methods governments can use to control
population size (4)
• Explain why global population growth rates are slowing down
(3)