Saturday, January 14, 2012
Population
This week's question was what factors influence the popularity density of population distribution. We were shown the pictures of a rural and urban settlement. We were told that the population size in the urban settlement was bigger and it was more dense compared to the rural settlement. But that makes us think that if the population size in an urban settlement is bigger than that of the population size in a rural settlement, then why does developing countries have a bigger population that developed countries? Does that mean that developing countries actually have more urban settlements compared to developed countries which have lesser urban settlements? Does it also mean that USUALLY bigger countries. such as China, are developing countries and they have a bigger population while a small country, such as Singapore which is an urban settlement, are developed countries and have a smaller population as China have more cities that are urban settlements?
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I think the developing countries have a bigger population due to limited sources of perhaps, birth control contraptions and proper knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDs or HIV. As less developed countries are not as advanced as developed countries, there is inadequate information as such, unlike in a developed country like Singapore. I feel that there should be more urban settlements in a developed country while there are lesser urban settlements in a developing country.
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Good qn! I agree with matthea, no matter how many urban settlements there are in a developing country, they need to be educated and given access to contraceptives and education in order to control high birth rates -ms j
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