The impact of humans on the environment differs among countries and regions. Analyze the population change of two of the countries in the list below and identify the environmental problems relating to this change. Select one country from each list
In this report, you will need to analyze and explain the changes in the population structure in your chosen countries. Once you have given a comprehensive overview of these changes, state how these changes will affect the environment within these countries. This report should be five pages long single-spaced in 12-point font (not including diagrams). It should be fully referenced and include a bibliography of the sources used for your material. The textbook is a good starting point if you have one for your report however, it is not adequate as your only source of research material. At least two other sources should be used and fully referenced.
- Select two countries, one country from each section to analyze for your report.
Select one Less Developed Country from the list below
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Tanzania, Yemen, and Zambia.
Select one More Developed Country from the list below
- Switzerland
- Belgium
- New Zealand
- Iceland
- Norway
- Hong Kong
- Sweden
- Singapore
- Denmark
- Germany
Collect research material relating to your chosen countries demography and environmental problems.
Tasks 1.
Introduction to your chosen countries. This should include but is not limited to:
- The geography and location (climate topography water resources soils etc.) of your country
- Its level of economic development (developed developing resources major industries)
- Urbanization (major cities, movements)
- Transportation
- History (Brief)
- Social Cultural implications
- Political
Task 2
From the information collected produce a written analysis of the changes that have taken place in both your countries population structure. Give reasons for these changes and try to predict possible future trends (look at a past population rates, present and how they will change in the future use maybe a thirty-year span). In this analysis, areas which have to be included (but not limited to) are
- Birth rates
- Death rates
- Natural increase rates
- Patterns of migration (regional national international)
- Age structure
- Fertility rates
- Infant mortality rates
- Population density
- Life expectancy
Task 3
The second part of your report will focus upon the environmental problems faced by your chosen countries. You will need to explain the major environmental problems that your countries face, the sources of these problems and specific examples within the countries. You need to use illustrations maps, graphs etc. to enhance your work in this section This could include topic areas such as (but not limited to):
- Air pollution
- Water pollution
- Soil erosion
- Problems relating to urban expansion
- Waste problems
- Destruction of habitats
Task 4
The conclusion of your report should focus on what was identified in part one and two. You need to look at the similarities and differences between your two countries. You should conclude the paper stating how you think the changes in demographic structure (identified in task 2) in both countries would affect the environmental problems (identified in task 3) or how the environmental problems will affect in the future demographic structures
Task 5
You need to use graphs maps and illustrations to enhance your text. These must be fully reference within the text