Practice Age Composition (2.6.1) - Chapter 2 : Population and Human Settlements

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Question 1.
What does age composition refer to?
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Think about how we classify populations.
Question 2.
Who are considered dependents in the dependency ratio?
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Consider age groups that typically don't work.
3Question 3.
What is the primary focus of age composition?
- Economic Growth
- Population Distribution
- Age Group Structure
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Think about what 'composition' means.
4Question 4.
True or False: A high dependency ratio indicates fewer dependents per worker.
- True
- False
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Remember what a dependency ratio signifies.
Question 5.
Evaluate how an increase in the elderly population in developed countries affects their economies over the next 50 years.
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Consider the demands on healthcare and the workforce.
Question 6.
Propose policies a government can implement to manage a high dependency ratio.
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Think about policies that could support working-age individuals.

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