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Population questions | form five Economics

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# Question
1

The chart below is the population data for Tanzania mainland reference time 30-31 December 2004

Age group(years) Number of people
0-14 16,000,000
15-59 10,000,000
60 and above 4,000,000
  1. Calculate the dependency ratio
  2. Give the economic implication of the ratio obtained
  3. Why is the reference time given?

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2
  1. When is it economic for a country to practice population control?
  2. What is the difference between
  1. Population growth and population change?
  2. Population growth and population explosion?

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3

Discuss the impact of declining population.


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4

Population growth is harmful to a nation, Discuss.


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5

Critically discuss Multhusian theory of population.


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6
  1. What is population pressure? Does Tanzania have some population pressure?
  2. Assess the impact of population pressure.

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7

Explain why the sizes of population in many countries are increasing while the sizes of their arable land remain constant and there are hardly any starvations?


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8

Generally family planning results in fewer children being born per family. Explain why is this being encouraged even in Tanzania?


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9

Suggest measures of controlling population pressure.


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10

What are the effects of high dependency ratio?


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