Geography! sec 2-chpt 6

WHY IS THERE A LIMITED SUPPLY OF LAND?
-Not all land are readily avaliable for use-on 30% of the earth's surface is made out of land.
-land maybe reserved for certain uses

WHY IS THERE A RISING DEMAND FOR LAND?
-population growth
-increasing demand for housing
-growth of industries
-developement of transport systems
-increasing dmeand for more arable land

RESPONSES TO THE RISING DEMAND OF LAND.
-increasing the price of land.
-increasing the supply of land.
**land clearance
**reclaimation

Geography! Sec 2 - chpt 2

CONSEQUENCES
-higher demand for resources
-higher demand for housing
-higher demand for education
-higher demand for jobs
-environmental problems

ACTIONS
-education on family planning
**India~family planning agencies sent to rural areas to educate and give them advice on family planning
-incentives and penalties
**'the one child policy'~ incentives were given to coupls who pledged to have only one child and couples with more than one child would have to pay fines.



CONSEQUENCES
-ageing population
-higher taxes
-small talent pool

ACTIONS
-ecouraging marriages and childbirth
**younger women who have children would have more tax rebates
**child care centres
-meeting the needs of the elderly
-extend working life
-ecourage financial planning

DEFINATIONS & FORMULAS!
Ageing population.......-GROWING percentage of ELDERLY people
Birth Rate .............-no. of live BIRTHS per 1000 people per YEAR
Death Rate..............-no. of DEATHS per 1000 people per year
Rate of natural increase= death rate - birth rate
population density......-no. of people LIVING in a unit AREA of land
life expectancy.........- average no. of YEARS a person is EXPECTED to LIVE in a
. ........................CERTAIN area