1. Malthus's Theory
While some geographers believe that Malthus’ theory can be used to predict future populations, there are some who don’t believe that Malthus theory can do so. Malthus' theory has influenced later geographers because his theory has successfully predicted population issues. In fact, Malthus' theory has proven to be true that population has been increasing since some religious beliefs encourage limited use of contraception and some developing countries require more youth labor force to contribute to the economy. Similarly, Malthus’ theory is true that food production, though increasing, cannot catch up with the tremendous increasing population since some environmental problems such as land degradation deprive the farmers of their lands.
However, some geographers don’t believe that Malthus’ theory can be used to predict future populations since the population growth has increased slower than Malthus predicted, which makes his theory outdated. For instance, some governments advocate birth control, which limits populations. Similarly, food production has been increasing way faster than Malthus had predicted. For instance, with advanced technologies such as use of fertilizers, countries have been able to produce abundant crops.
All in all, Malthus' theory is controversial: the population did grow in a high rate due to religious beliefs, yet it has been slowing down due to governmental policies; the production of food lowers due to environmental problems, yet the technology has massively increased the overall production.
However, some geographers don’t believe that Malthus’ theory can be used to predict future populations since the population growth has increased slower than Malthus predicted, which makes his theory outdated. For instance, some governments advocate birth control, which limits populations. Similarly, food production has been increasing way faster than Malthus had predicted. For instance, with advanced technologies such as use of fertilizers, countries have been able to produce abundant crops.
All in all, Malthus' theory is controversial: the population did grow in a high rate due to religious beliefs, yet it has been slowing down due to governmental policies; the production of food lowers due to environmental problems, yet the technology has massively increased the overall production.
2. Population Pyramids
Demographic transition can represent economic development of each country since the later the stage a country is, the more economically advanced the country is. The demographic transition model can have impacts on the economy of each country. The demographic characteristics of country A is that it has high birth rate and potentially is a developing country. It is probably in Stage 2 since the birth rate is incredibly high and the death rate is slowly decreasing. The demographic characteristic of country B is that it has a low birth rate and low death rate. It is a developed country and is probably in Stage 4.
A positive impact that country A’s population structure on its economy is that it has a colossal amount of labor force since the youth population is high. Thus, the youths can work and contribute to the society and increase the GDP. On the other hand, a positive impact that country B’s population structure on its economy is that it has more experienced workers who can contribute to GDP since it has more elder populations.
A negative impact that country A’s population structure on its economy is that it has a lower rate of women who contribute to the labor force since the male population is higher than the female population. A negative impact that country B’s population structure on its economy is that people have to spend more money to take care of the elderly people since the elderly people are incapable of working and maintaining their livelihood.
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A positive impact that country A’s population structure on its economy is that it has a colossal amount of labor force since the youth population is high. Thus, the youths can work and contribute to the society and increase the GDP. On the other hand, a positive impact that country B’s population structure on its economy is that it has more experienced workers who can contribute to GDP since it has more elder populations.
A negative impact that country A’s population structure on its economy is that it has a lower rate of women who contribute to the labor force since the male population is higher than the female population. A negative impact that country B’s population structure on its economy is that people have to spend more money to take care of the elderly people since the elderly people are incapable of working and maintaining their livelihood.
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