Geography class: Marriage holds key to Japan’s falling births
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IB DP Geography — Changing population — Global and regional/continental trends in family size, sex ratios, and ageing/greying
Click to read the article below and then answer the questions:
Marriage holds key to Japan’s falling births
State the percentage drop in births from 2022 to 2023
Explain the link between the number of marriages and births and Japanese culture
Outline the incentives included in the ‘Kishida package’
“Boosting fertility rates is simply about improving the economic lot of parents.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Richard Allaway, International School of Geneva/geographyalltheway.com
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