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    Jan-2013-Social-Studies-Apr 26, 2024

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    The document discusses Jamaica's population pyramid from 2005 and asks questions about it. It asks about the definition of dependency ratio and Jamaica's ratio based on the pyramid. It also asks for two reasons why a country's dependency ratio is important for its government and three measures a government can take for a youthful population's needs plus explaining why each measure may be successful.

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    The document discusses Jamaica's population pyramid from 2005 and asks questions about it. It asks about the definition of dependency ratio and Jamaica's ratio based on the pyramid. It also asks for two reasons why a country's dependency ratio is important for its government and three measures a government can take for a youthful population's needs plus explaining why each measure may be successful.

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    The document discusses Jamaica's population pyramid from 2005 and asks questions about it. It asks about the definition of dependency ratio and Jamaica's ratio based on the pyramid. It also asks for two reasons why a country's dependency ratio is important for its government and three measures a government can take for a youthful population's needs plus explaining why each measure may be successful.

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    The document discusses Jamaica's population pyramid from 2005 and asks questions about it. It asks about the definition of dependency ratio and Jamaica's ratio based on the pyramid. It also asks for two reasons why a country's dependency ratio is important for its government and three measures a government can take for a youthful population's needs plus explaining why each measure may be successful.

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    SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENL AND USE OF

    Answer EITHER Question 4 OR Question $. Where


    RES0URCES
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    Age and ser distribution for the vear 2005

    Jamaica: 2005
    MALE
    FEMALE
    75.79
    70-74
    65-69
    60-64
    55-59
    S0-54
    45-49
    40-44
    36.39
    30-34
    25.29
    20-24
    15.19
    10-14
    5.9
    0-4
    140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
    Population (in thousands)

    Source: US Census Bureau, International DataBase

    Examine the population pyramid for Jamaica in 2005 and answer the questions that folow.
    (a What is meant by the term 'dependency ratio"? (2 marks)
    Write ONE statement to describe the dependency ratio of Jamaica's population as shown
    in the pyramid. (2 marks)
    (c) Give TVWO reasons why information on the dependency ratio is important to the
    government of a country. (4 marks)
    (d (1) Suggest, giving full details, THREE measures that a government can implement
    to take care of the needs of a youthful population in acountry. (6 marks)

    (iü) Explain fully why EACH ofthe measures you suggested is likely to be successtul.
    (6 marks)

    Total20 marks

    01243020JANUARY/F 2013 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE

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