DQ 2 Consider the different communities to which you belong: 1. What is the geopolitical community in which a person would live? Why is it geopolitical? Maurer and Smith (2008) define a geopolitical community as “a spatial designation—a geographic or geopolitical area or place.” (p. 400) This can be illustrated by looking at the natural or human-made boundaries in which people live in. For example‚ a group of people whom all live in Sedona‚ Arizona can be described as living in a geopolitical
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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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I was just thinking the other day: Everyone I know in the country is weird. At least for my town‚ which has no stoplights and one main intersection‚ we are a little strange‚ I think. We don’t get out much. We think running across the freeway is a thrill. I grew up playing in mud with frogs and snakes. Is that weird? I feel like my friends and I have had a somewhat difficult time in mixing with others. I almost feel like if I had lived in the city‚ I might understand more about other types of people
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people worry about it. However‚ the population on the earth has hit 6.5 billion. Some people are very worried about the ability of the world to sustain these huge numbers. This essay will examine the problem of overpopulation and suggest some ways of solving the problem. The biggest and major problem is rapid increase in the number of people. If the world population continued to grow at the current rate‚ the earth would not be able to sustain its population and the number of people will decrease
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Population explosion is the main obstacle to the smooth development of the Indian economy. Since this problem is getting intense day by day‚ it is obvious to take appropriate measures to keep it under control by lowering the birth rate. 1.Rise in Per-capita Income: Demographic history of various advanced countries shows that there is an inverse relationship between per-capita income and a country’s birth rate. When per-capita income increases‚ people don’t desire more children in order supplement
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Vulnerable Populations Vulnerable Populations The world’s population continues to rise in large number. Every country‚ state‚ and city cannot deny this increase and the unavoidable multiplying of vulnerable populations. A vulnerable population is made up of individuals but is often looked at in groups‚ as in “alcoholics” or “homeless”. These populations consist of a portion of society that are at an increased risk for
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care for the aging population. With many Americans‚ who are ultimately living longer than ever before because of medical advances‚ procedures‚ and medications‚ we are left with the question of how to effectively care for an aging population? Are patients getting the best possible care while staying in hospitals‚ nursing homes‚ and assisted living communities‚ or are nurses and other helping aids understaffed‚ unprepared or uneducated for the task? Supporting the elderly population has been an ongoing
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6a. Urbanization refers to much more than simple population growth; it involves changes in the economic‚ social and political structures of a region. Rapid urban growth is responsible for many environmental and social changes in the urban environment. The rapid growth of cities strains their capacity to provide services such as energy‚ education‚ health care‚ transportation‚ sanitation and physical security. *3 Urbanization transforms societal organizations‚ the role of the family‚ demographic structures
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Vulnerable Populations Vulnerable populations are an unfortunate but very genuine aspect of society. Vulnerable populations are groups of people who are at risk or in danger of suffering either physical or emotional harm or both. The children placed in the foster care system make up an exceptionally vulnerable population. Healthofchildren.com (2011) defines foster care as “a full time substitute care of children outside their home by people other than their biological or adoptive parents or
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Texas: Population Projections and Implications” and “The Explosive Growth of the Latino Population May Hurt the U.S. in the Long Run‚” I plan to point out several statistics in the growing population of Texas and provide possible solutions to them. The most visually stunning statistic to me was the implication that Texas’ future population would contain nearly sixty percent Hispanics. The outcome could be viewed in a couple of different areas‚ with the first being found in the Texas population by age
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