Introduction to Human Geography Using ArcGIS Online

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J. Chris Carter. Introduction to Human Geography Using ArcGIS Online

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Preface

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Figure 2.27.The demographic dividend: China. Large working-age cohorts helped drive growth of its global industrial export sector. China took advantage of its demographic dividend by moving large numbers of workers from inefficient farm work to more productive factory work. Photos: Women in Jiujiang, China, working in tea fields. Women in a clothing factory in Huaibei, China. Data source: US Census. Farm photo by Humphery. Stock photo ID: 611411201. Shutterstock. Factory photo by Frame China. Stock photo ID: 390471148. Shutterstock.

A big question remains as to how well other developing countries will take advantage of their demographic dividend. As birth rates fall in Africa and the Middle East, they will face great opportunities and challenges. If the bulge of working-age people can find employment, these countries can make a big push toward development. If they cannot find jobs, unemployment and discontent can rise, and the demographic dividend will be squandered.

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