GEOG101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Demographic Transition, Social Insurance Number, Core Countries
16 Jan 2018
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Age-sex pyramids (distribution and structure, baby boom (born in 1950s, canada must boost the population using immigration. In 2001, they were the majority of the workforce. In 2026, the baby boomers will retire, large population that is not working. Birth rate is declining, death rate is low: biggest challenge is that most countries are past stage 4, next step is unknown, model does not think of something such as hiv/aids, death rates rise even as industrialization occurs. Non-coercive policies (access to education, contraceptives: gives choice, healthier options, more educated population in general, long time process, birth rates are too low, expensive, less effective since it is not. Indirect policies (poverty reduction: wider than just population growth enforced, takes the longest time. Future population and sustainability: place of birth largely determines a person"s footprint . India vs u. s. , who has the bigger population problem.
