1.3 Challenges and opportunities

Unit Contents

• 1.3.1 Population trends
• 1.3.2 Ageing societies - Japan
• 1.3.3 Gender equality policies
• 1.3.4 Anti-trafficking policies
• 1.3.5 Demographic dividend

1.3 Challenges and opportunities is part of the core — Global change (Paper 2). The geographic inquiry for this sub-topic is: population possibilities and power over the decision-making process

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Geographic inquiry: Population possibilities and power over the decision-making process

• Global and regional/continental trends in family size, sex ratios, and ageing/greying
• Policies associated with managing population change, focusing on:
  • policies related to ageing societies
  • pro-natalist or anti-natalist policies
  • gender equality policies and anti-trafficking policies
• The demographic dividend and the ways in which population could be considered a resource when contemplating possible futures
  • One case study of a country benefiting from a demographic dividend

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