population lab

1)What was your high fertility rate country and what was its fertility rate?

My high fertility rate country was China with a fertility rate of 2.37 children. The population in 2050 is at a horrible high 1,759,855,000 people. All i ever hear about is how crowded china is, therefore, i thought it would be perfect for my high population.

2)What was your low fertility rate country and what was its fertility rate?

My low fertility rate country was Luxembourg with a fertility rate of 1.59 children. The population in 2050 is at 516,053 people. I actually chose Luxembourg because my maternal grandfather has family still in Luxembourg at this day in time. I heard it's beautiful and I assumed it's because it's not a very big country.

3)The initial demographic "shape" of your high fertility rate country should have been a pyramid, with high population in young age groups. Explain why high fertility rate results in a high percentage of young people in the population. How does this affect future population growth?

Though China is in a pyramid shape, the pyramid is not very drastic. There are probably more opportunities at birth and in childhood for people to keep themselves healthy, therefore, i think that would keep them living longer. China though is a very booming country and i think that because of what kind of health care is available now in developed countries, such as cancer treatments, that would explain why the pyramid still is wide at the top because more people are living to be older.

4)Your low fertility rate country might have had a more oval-shaped curve with high population in middle age groups. This is especially exaggerated if the fertility rate is below 2.00. Explain why low fertility rate leads to lots of middle-aged people.

I think that the fertility rate is lower simply because people wait to have children. In general, the population is so much smaller than china it's hard to compare. But if people are waiting, this would explain why there are more of one age than any other.

5)Write ten adjectives or descriptive phrases for what you might expect life, people's attitudes, conditions on the streets, etc. will be like in each of those situations. Imagine a situation with lots of middle-aged and older people in the population and write ten quick "brain-storm" descriptors for you think it would be like (Prescott, Arizona?). Then do the same for a situation with lots of children in the population.

Middle Aged:

Educated, Independent, Responsible, Successful, Having fun, Working, Mature, Living life, Less violence, Happiness

Lots of Children:

More crime, Less Education, "bored" fun, Not enough jobs, Less income, More broken homes, More wild fun, Disobeidience, Working instead of school, Older/less taken care of communities

I have concluded that because Luxembourg is smaller and less busy, the population will always remain at a more managable rate. It seems that it is one of those countries that is in no need to expand uncontrollably. This makes it seem like it would be a safer place to live and a better experience all around...that is unless you love a big crowd all the time.