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What impact may Alzheimers disease have upon the UK ageing population and economy in the future?
Hamda Ahmed What impact may Alzheimer’s disease have upon the UK ageing population and economy in the future? In this essay I will be investigating what impact Alzheimer’s disease may have upon the UK’s ageing population and economy in the future. Alzheimer’s disease is a physical disease of the brain. This disease is caused by parts of the brain wasting away which damages the structure of the brain and how it works. This leads to symptoms like loss of memory, mood change, communication problems and reasoning. This disease mostly affects the UK ageing population, there has been an increase in Alzheimer’s cases because there is more older people and that increases the number of individual with the disease for example, 1 in 14 people over 65 years of age is affected by Alzheimer’s and 1in 6 over the age of 80 (REF 1). This shows that the risk increases with age, so the older you get the more chance you have of developing the condition. Over 820,000 people in the UK live with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia, costing the economy 23 billion pounds per year (REF 2). As of 2010, there are an estimated 35.6 million people with dementia worldwide. This number will nearly double every 20 years, to an estimated 65.7 million in 2030, and 115.4 million in 2050. Much of the increase will be in developing countries. Already 58% of people with dementia live in
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Globalisation and Clothing Production. Is there a Fashion Victim?
Is there a Fashion Victim? Examples of globalisation are big brand names like Nike, Adidas and Reebok. All these brand names are famous around the world, and are all their products are sold in nearly every country. Though these products are not made in MEDC's where they originate from, they are made in LEDC's, which lets them exploit their employees because they can give them low pay. Fortunately for the workers, people have stood up for them and realised the injustice of this, so now the workers get paid more, but not much. What is globalisation? Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange. It has increased the production of goods and services. What is changing in the world that has encouraged globalisation to happen? Globalisation has been taking place for hundreds of years, but has accelerated enormously over the last half-century. This is due to the improvements in transport, computing technology, and the growing economies of many countries. The LEDC as the victim The LEDC is the victim in terms of explotation. The factory workers, in particular get exploited and paid too little. However, the governments of the LEDC's like globalisation because it gives them more connections to the richer countries, it brings them jobs therefore it strengthens their economy.
Mass tourism & Tourism in Jamaica case study
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Should Brazil be allowed entry into the exclusive G8 club?
Should Brazil be allowed entry into the exclusive G8 club? The G8 is a group of eight influential and developed countries consisting of the United Kingdom, France, United States of America, Italy, Germany, Russia, Japan and Canada who meet annually for the ‘G8 summit’, in which Heads of State and Government of member countries meet to discuss and attempt to reconcile global issues. Although the G8 is best known for its annual summits, it works throughout the year to tackle important contemporary topics such as the economy, trading between countries and climate change. The G8 discusses and creates global policies. Unlike South Africa, India and Mexico, Brazil has an average to high life expectancy at birth. High life expectancy at birth is an indicator of a developed country because it shows the country can offer a good quality of life, for example people living in that country have access to medical care and good food and water. People have a low life expectancy at birth in poor countries because they don’t have access to good food and water and medical care. Russia, who is already part of the G8 group, has a lower life expectancy at birth than Brazil. India, South Africa and Mexico are other contenders for the G8 place, and since their life expectancy at birth is so low, they are not of the quality the rest of the G8 has upheld. Compared to all of the other
Revision Points on Population, Urbanisation and Tourism with examples.
Population Growth China – Overpopulation Management ________________ . Facts . Largest population in the world . Over 1.3 billion . Management . ‘One-Child Policy’ . Benefits of Doing It . Longer maternity leave 2. Better housing 3. Free education for their child . Negatives of Not . Fined on their income 2. No benefits . Changes . In rural areas, if the first child is a girl or is disabled, you’re allowed a second child 2. If one of the parents has a disability, or both are only children, then you’re allowed to have a second child . Results . Prevention of up to 400 million births 2. The fertility rate of a woman has dropped from 5.7 to 1.9 Indonesia – Overpopulation Management ________________ . Facts . Fourth largest population in the world . Over 250 million . Uneven population distribution, majority in Java . Impacts . Lack of services 2. Lack of housing 3. Unemployment 4. Poverty . Management . Due to uneven distribution of the population, the government started a policy called the Transmigration Policy to reduce the impacts . People are moved to other, less dense islands . Results . Population still not evenly distributed 2. Poverty still a problem . Land was too poor to be farmed or people don’t have the skills needed . Conflict between native people and migrants UK – Ageing Population Management
What will the situation for renewable energy in Europe be in 2030?
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What Elements of the Arts and Sciences can be Involved in Geography?
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If I were President of the USA, My Stance on Global Warming Would Be...
If I were President of the USA, My Stance on Global Warming Would Be The World has only become aware of Global Warming quite recently, arguably only in the last 40 years. Only then did we start looking at greenhouse gasses, and only then did we realise that we must drastically reduce our carbon emissions if we are to avoid such catastrophes as flooding and droughts. In 1997, a protocol was introduced to try and reduce our carbon emissions. But America, who, on a par with China, produces more carbon emissions than any other country in the world, refused to sign it. Because of this, the Kyoto protocol was destined to fail. But now almost 40 years on at the Copenhagen Summit, America along with 191 other countries have joined together to discuss emissions cuts and financial measures to combat climate change. Maybe now, we can make a difference and act on Global Warming before it is too late. If I were President of the USA, my stance on Global Warming would be that we need to seriously curb our carbon emissions so that we can help save the planet from massive flooding, and on the other side of the scale, drought. As one of the biggest, most influential countries in the world, it is our responsibility to do whatever we can to stop this potential disaster before it is too late to address it. Machinery and transport contribute to just under 50% of our total exports. It is a
