Mystery why is Adanya so frustrated?

- Cut out the clues and arrange them on your desk to make a story. You will need to use your own knowledge/judgement to fill in the gap..

Controlling Population Growth

Objectives
To know a range of strategies that may be used to control population growth. To understand why some attempts to control population growth have failed and some have been successful To be able to Give named examples of countries with varying degrees of success in trying to control rapid population growth To understand the social, economic and cultural factors which lead to this.

Case Study: Niger, Africa

Fact File:
Population: - 13 million Religion: - 80% Islamic Income: - US$ 870 per head Birth rate: - 55 per 1000 Death rate: - 20 per 1000 Infant mortality rate: - 145 per 1000 Population Structure: under 15 50% over 65 2% Living in urban areas: - 24%

Population change and structure:

Niger
From the newspaper article pick out the problems that are undermining Nigers ability to reduce its birth rate. Annotate around the article highlighting key points and issues.

Reasons why Niger does not have an effective birth control policy.
Cultural and Social
Male dominated society. Men forbid use of contraception (only 5% of women use it). Islamic clerics preach against the use of contraception. Society is pro children, having many children seen as a good thing. 75% live in rural areas where there are no clinics to provide birth control.

Economic
most people live subsistence lives, children needed to work. Poor country with little to spend on health infrastructure or education (especially for women). Contraception not widely available.

Exam Practice..
Using a specific example of a country you have studied, explain how cultural and social factors can limit the effectiveness of population policies. (6 marks)

If people in the UK were told to stop having children, what do you think there response would be?

Learning Objectives To be able to give named examples of countries with varying degrees of success in trying to control rapid population growth.

To understand why some attempts to control population growth have failed and some have been successful.

Exam Question

What changes have the Chinese government made to the one child policy since it began in 1979? Why have they made these changes? 8 Marks