Transcript NEW ZEaland - EHSyear12geography

Population case study:
NEW ZEALAND
POPULATION-4,471,000
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Population growth
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New Zealand Has an increasing Population growth rate
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In 2014, the growth rate was 1.5.
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Immigration accounted for 56.5% Of the 2014 year in
population growth, Contributing to an increase to a
growth rate in 2014 of 1.5.
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By 2050, it is estimated that the population will grow to
about 5.5m people
Demographics / Population Profile
Median age
total: 37.2 years
male: 36.4 years
female: 38 years (2012 est.)
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Age Structure:
0-14 years: 20.2% (male 448,838/female 426,799)
15-24 years: 14.2% (male 313,966/female 299,717)
25-54 years: 40.8% (male 883,811/female 882,649)
55-64 years: 11.2% (male 236,946/female 246,327)
65 years and over: 13.6% (male 270,468/female 318,423) (2012 est.)
 Nz’s Population Largely consists of:
 69% of European descendents, 14.6% Indigenous Maori people, 9%
Asians and about 6% non-Maori Pacific Islanders.
Cont.
Urbanization
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urban population: 86% of total population.
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rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change.
Demographic Transition Model
Fertility/Death Rate
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Total fertility rate 2.07 children born/woman, over the standing
replacement rate of 2.01
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Infant mortality rate
total: 4.72 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.11 deaths/1,000 live births
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Stats accurate as of 2012
Gender Ratio
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Education
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New Zealand has an adult literacy rate of over 99 percent
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over half of the population aged 15 to 29 hold a tertiary
qualification.
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In the adult population 14.2 percent have a bachelor's degree or
higher, 30.4 percent have some form of secondary qualification as
their highest qualification and 22.4 percent have no formal
qualification.
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The UN listed NZ as equal first in education rates, equal with
Denmark, Finland and Australia
Economy
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They use the currency of New Zealand Dollars (NZD$).
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Chief exports of: Shit butter to Australia, large scale manufacturing
of processed food, metal and fabrics, wood and paper products.
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NZ has a GDP of $231bn, more than the United States’ GDP of
$181bn
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New Zealand’s Economy also relies on tourism, due to the Films of
Peter Jackson and the natural features of the nation.
Health
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Education expenditures 6.1% of GDP (2007)
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Health expenditures 9.7% of GDP (2009)
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Hospital bed density 6.18 beds/1,000 population (2002)
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Obesity - adult prevalence rate 26.5% (2007)
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Problems going forward for NZ’s Health include Obesity, as they rank
at no.14 on the world table for adult obesity.
Gender and Marriage Equality
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New Zealand were one of the first nations to legalize gay marriage.
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More women hold higher education degrees than men, and on
average spend an extra year studying than men (19 years for men,
20 for women)
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Literacy rates for both men and women are up past 99%
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Men earned an average of 12% more than women in 1992
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New Zealand was ranked 13th out of a total of 142 countries in the
Global Gender Gap Report which ranks countries in terms of gender
equality in the population under four heads: economic
participation, health, education and political empowerment
Religion
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Christianity
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Islam
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Sauron
Challenges
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Obesity, Gang culture and Orcs are serious problems in New
Zealand.
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The population is growing at a stable rate, and has been for some
time. The location of New Zealand serves to remove the nation from
many of the world’s conflicts, and means the country does not
suffer the same detrimental effects on its population.
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The birth rate is stable and the country can support the predicted
increase in population with its stable economy.
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Perhaps one of the biggest problems New Zealand faces is the issue
of urbanization, with very little of the population residing in the
countryside, endangering industries like agriculture.
Cont.
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New Zealand also have a sheep problem, the sheep population
literally quadrupling that of humans. Sheep have raged out of
control and in some cases, actually hunt humans in rural areas as
they evolve past being docile prey for humans.
Bibliography
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http://www.indexmundi.com/new_zealand/demographics_profile.h
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http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population.aspx
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Lotr.wikia.com