Population Revision Notes * Population distribution is how a population is spread (distributed) over an area of land. * Population density is the average number of people living in an area‚ given as people per square kilometer. The equation is Population Density = * The terms densely populated and sparsely populated are used to refer to areas with high and low population densities. * The term population density refers to the average number of people in the area and tells is nothing
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greying UK population a time bomb waiting to go off? A greying population is where as more people are live longer‚ the average age of the population increases. There are more elderly people. The UK’s population is greying. In 2010 the average population age was 39.9 projected to increase to age 42.2 by 2035. The UK’s population is greying because of the improvement in quality of life. Life expectancy is a lot longer because of things like better healthcare. 10 million people in the UK are over
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The second half of the 20 century‚ human beings has experienced the most rapid population ageing population process‚ especially in developed countries. Meanwhile‚ China followed the step to get in an ageing society with weak economic strength and an imperfect system which have significant impact in economy and society. In addition‚ the current old-age security‚ health care institutions and traditional management system have not kept pace with the development of old age boom‚ so that China’s government
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‘An ageing population can bring economic‚ political and social advantages as well as disadvantages’ (15 marks) The world’s population is growing older. There will be higher numbers of elderly people‚ a larger share of elderly‚ longer life expectancies‚ and fewer numbers of working-age people than dependent people. An ageing population does raise some challenges‚ but they are not all bad. It also brings new opportunities‚ because people have longer‚ healthier lives‚ resulting in extended working
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things such as the persons respiratory‚ cardiovascular‚ nervous‚ muscular-skeletal‚ endocrine system and the persons skin are affected. An ageing person will also experience changes psychologically‚ things such as the risk of mental illness increases with age. And physically‚ for example decreased eyesight and hearing abilities. Some of the physical effects of ageing in an individual can be loss of fat‚ due to the breakdown of their muscle mass‚ and decreased collagen‚ the amount of sweat glands in their
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Unit 4: P4.Explain two theories of ageing. Ageing is the accumulation of changes in a person over time. Ageing in humans refers to a multidimensional process of physical‚ psychological‚ and social change. Some dimensions of ageing grow and expand over time‚ while others decline. The ageing process is inevitable and expected to every person as we grow old. There are different theories of ageing and fall into two types that was developed in order to further understand and described how we age
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A Extended family ‚ a big family that may include grandparents‚ uncles‚ aunts‚ and cousins‚ they live together within the same household .However‚ it may also refer to a family unit in which several generations live together within a single household. In Australia‚this type of family is seldom‚most children leave their parents when they have the ability of living independent‚ largely past 18.they get together during some festivals or ceremony like Christmas or wedding ceremony’ But for Chinese
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individual‚ this can result in mental breakdowns. Living conditions can concern ageing greatly‚ as poor quality housing is majorly associated with poor health which can mean living in damp and unhygienic conditions. In doing so‚ it can increase the risk of allergic and inflammatory diseases including asthma. These rises of infectious diseases can cause a barrier to ageing because it can result in elderly people not ageing healthily.
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There are many factors that can attribute to causing sensory loss. The main one is ageing as age brings about hearing and sight deterioration because as we get older our senses start to diminish and gradually increases as time goes by‚ this tends to generally affect individuals at around the age of 40/50 . We can also identify that accidents ‚ illnesses can also attribute to loss ‚ such as a pregnant individual may have picked up and infection such as rubella or used drugs and alcohol in excess
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The United Kingdom (UK) consists of England‚ Wales‚ Scotland (who together make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland. The UK’s geography is varied‚ and includes cliffs along some coastlines‚ highlands and lowlands and many islands off the coast of Scotland. The highest mountain is Ben Nevis in Scotland which reaches a height of 1 344m. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The main chamber of parliament is the lower house‚ the House of Commons‚ which has
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