Indicators of development Economic development usually refers to the adoption of new technologies‚ transition from agriculture-based to industry-based economy‚ and general improvement in living standards (www.businessdictionary.com). In addition‚ economic development expands the availability of work and the ability of individuals to secure an income to support themselves and their families. Economic development includes industry‚ sustainable agriculture‚ as well as integration and full participation
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Youthful Population A Youthful population is defined as a population with a higher percentage of young people. Many countries in the world have a youthful population‚ some of these include; Nigeria‚ Uganda‚ Malawi‚ Egypt and the Gambia. A youthful population can have both positive and negative effects and implications on different part of the country. For example; Employment‚ Economy and the countries demographics. An increase of youthful population may be due to an increased accessibility or improvements
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Socio-Cultural Factors Explain what is meant by “socio-cultural factors” in the external environment? Socio-cultural factors in the external environment is the factors bases on society and cultures that affecting the business or the markets. Socio-cultural factors such as education‚ lifestyle trends‚ population and so on‚ may influence customers’ behavior or attitude to the product. For example‚ if the population of greybeard is increasing‚ then the demand of rest home will be increase as well.
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GEOG1016 Nature Conservation for Sustainable Societies Guidelines on the use of the pdf files of lecture handouts: (1) The files shall only be used by registered students of the course for learning purpose only. (2) The files must not be transmitted in any form to any third parties who are not registered students of the course. (3) The copyrights of all the texts and illustrations in the files must be strictly observed‚ and they must not be copied or used in any way outside the realm of normal learning use
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Question 1: One important feature of the world’s population with the most significant future implications is that Response: the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries. Correct answer: the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries. Score: 6.666 out of 6.666 Question 2: Which of the following regions is the most populated? Response: India and China Correct answer: India and China Score: 6.666 out of 6.666 Question 3: Why is agricultural density important
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SOC 202 Nov 7‚ 2012 "Egypt fights to stem rapid population growth‚" by Will Rasmussen Will Rasmussen in the article “Egypt fights to stem rapid population growth‚" writes about Egypt’s dilemma of trying to stop a vastly growing population. Egypt ’s population doubled since President Hosni Mubarak took office in 1981 and it’s likely to double to 160 million by 2050. The nation’s growth has been quite high‚ in recent years the fertility rate is about 3.1 children per woman in contrast to the United
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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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According to the outcomes of the literature review‚ a number of studies across Canada and United States have examined factors that influence immigrants’ labor market outcomes. One of these studies conducted by Schaafsma J. and Arthur S. demonstrates a correlation between age at immigration and earnings (Schaafsma‚ 2001). The results of this research conclude that the value of work experience in the source country is insignificant compared to host country work experience; the return to education varies
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Introduction: The overall population of a species would be best determined by a total count of organisms. Since this is impractical for most species‚ different methods have been developed to help determine population size. The most popular type of population estimation is by conducting a mark-recapture census. This method was used to find the population of tadpoles in three local ponds. This experiment was used to test a class hypothesis that a specific pond would contain a higher density of tadpoles
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The Implications of an Ageing Population in Australia I am specifically looking at the problems surrounding an ageing population‚ the effects on supply and demand‚ issues with the government and impacts on the economy. Introduction Australia’s population is steadily ageing and implications that the country faces as a result of this‚ is something that economists and governments alike fear. Leading factors such as significant increases in demand for health care‚ medical services‚ financial aid
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