GEO 221 Lecture 4: GEO 221 W4
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Dependency load is the part of the population that needs to be supported. It is made up of two components: the 0-14 age group and the 65 + age group. 400/100,000 = 0. 004 x 100 % = 0. 4 % 548/100,000 = 0. 00548 x 100 % = 0. 548% net migration rate. 400 + 548 = 948 948/100,000 = 0. 00948 x 100% = 0. 948 % natural increase / net migration rate. Eg; 70 / 0. 948 % = takes 73. 8 years to double. 4 types of nations: developed (european countries, newly industrializing (china, developing (south africa) 4. Stage 1 and stage 2 are mostly for less developed nations, these include: afghanistan, angola, sudan, other developing nations. Stage 3 are for developing nations: brazil, finland, argentina. Stage 4 is for developed countries, people don"t need as many children, good health care, birth control: canada, usa, japan, france, germany.
