Consequences+of+a+youthful+population


 * **Starter:** Give students a population pyramid outline on a piece of paper and get them to annotate with observations about life expectancy, birth rates, death rates, gender imbalance, any anomalies. ||
 * __**Teaching points:**__
 * The needs of a youthful population are quite different from those of an ageing population (//Figure 20//).
 * Look at the population pyramid for Indonesia in //Figure 17//, which illustrates the characteristics of a typical youthful population.
 * Note the broad base (relatively high birth rate) and the sudden blunting of the pyramid over 60 years (relatively high death rate and therefore relatively low life expectancy).
 * Thus there is a high dependence of young people (aged <15 years) on working adults.
 * One consequence is the need to invest in schools and healthcare services for the young.
 * An obvious challenge is to reduce the birth and death rates and thereby increase life expectancy.
 * Introduce Gambia case study using PPT
 * Watch Gambia Youthful population DVD and make notes using the note taking frame

__**Resources**__

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 * __**Plenary**__: Create a short list of 5 goods and 5 services that would be needed in a country with a youthful population. ||
 * __**Homework**__: Answer //Extension activity 2, Q5//, comparing the challenges of a youthful population with an ageing population. ||
 * Skills: Geographical enquiry, basic, graphical. ||
 * Key terms: Dependence, life expectancy. ||