Geography Essay- Ageing populations Question: Examine the implications of either an ageing or youthful population By definition‚ an ageing population is a population where the median age is rising; there is a decline in the amount of children (or minors-under 18)‚ and an increase in the number of elderly people. In other terms‚ it is a population where the number of elderly is increasing relative to the number of youth. Increased life expectancy combined with declining birth rates have caused many
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Population & Migration Key Words & Definitions Population a group of people within an area Distribution the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume Densely an area with lots of people living in it Sparsley an area that has a few people living in it Birth rate number of births in a year per 1‚000 population Death rate number of deaths in a year per 1‚000 population Infant mortality the number of babies out of every thousand that dies before the age of one Demographics the
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Ageing Population – A Key Trend If one were to take a look at the UK population‚ one would notice a few trends. For instance‚ many women are focusing on their careers and postponing pregnancies. There is also a lengthening of the life expectancy of individuals‚ brought about in part by better health care and technology. The combination of rising mortality improvement and decreasing fertility rates has paved the way for a demographic key trend to occur in the UK which is now experiencing and may
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Population Density Debra Smith OMM 612 Managing Social Change Prof. Martin Cain September 24‚ 2012 Population Density According to Social Indicators Research (2002) population density is “the number of people living per square kilometer in the district of the city where the respondent lived” (Social Indicators‚ proquest database). The American population is very dense. According the United States Census Bureau the current United States population is 314‚440‚872 people. In some areas of
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ever before. Concerning with this problem‚ a telegraph on 1st October‚ 2012 entitled “World faces ageing population time bomb says UN” was posted in order to provide the facts and forecasts about ageing population in the world and to recommend some ideas to deal with this problem. In spite the fact that living longer is a great achievement of human beings‚ a rapidly ageing population also leads to difficulties for many countries in all over the world. A recent report estimated that the
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The Homeless as a Vulnerable Population Sara Williams Nur/440 9-5-2011 University of Phoenix The Homeless as a vulnerable population This article discusses a framework for understanding the nature of the homeless population. It discusses four pathways‚ increased heat waves‚ and increased air pollution‚ increases severity of floods and storms‚ and it also talks about the distribution of the West Nile Virus. The article discusses why the homeless are amongst the most vulnerable groups to
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investigates the effect of aging population of the U.S population on future demand and supply for health care. In recent decades‚ there is a debate on health policy which U.S aging population is a dominant contributor of raising the claim of national health spending yearly. For instance‚ average health spending for Americans per elderly was exceeded triple of Americans (ages 34 – 44) in 1999. However‚ this can not be use as a model to a country that it is all population ages continuously through time
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Population redistributions based on ethnicity have defused intense rivalries in the recent past‚ and could be a solution to the internal ethnic crises for nations such as the former Yugoslavia. Currently described by the media as "ethnic cleansing"‚ Population redistributions have been the focus of much controversy throughout U.S. and world history. To those affected‚ Population redistributions can be economically and emotionally devastating. It can also lead to enormous tragedies causing thousands
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New tourism slogan: It’s more fun in the Philippines The Department of Tourism (DOT) has unveiled its new slogan to encourage foreign travelers to visit the Philippines. The new slogan— "It’s more fun in the Philippines"—appears simple and sleek but there’s a catch. In its newly-launched website‚ http://itsmorefuninthephilippines.com‚ It showed "commuting" as traveling by boat‚ "posting status updates" while underwater‚ and going up the "stairs‚" or the world renowned Banawe Rice Terraces in
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Trends: Ageing Population The first current social trend is that of an ageing population. This means that as time has gone on‚ more people are progressing into 64+ years old than people being born. In fact‚ “in 2008 there were 3.2 people of working age for every person of pensionable age. This ratio is projected to fall to 2.8 by 2033.” (http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/key-issues-for-the-new-parliament/value-for-money-in-public-services/the-ageing-population/) This has been
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