Thea Gentzbourger​

1. How do population trends affect a countries future? 

Depending on what type many different things can happen. If the country is growing  negatively there will be more old people than young. And the more old people that are retired cause pension rates to go up which means there will be a higher dependancy ratio, the young people working will have to support more old people causing taxes to go higher. Since there are less young people there will be less employees for buisneses to hire, causing them to close, or move to another country. There will also be less kids which means not as many schools will be needed so some will close causing teachers, principals ect. to lose their jobs. The less people in a country means the less people joining the millitary, which causes the millitary to be less powerful, which could cause another country to start a war with them and when they lose their will be no more France, Italy, Germany, whichever country.

2. How does the culture and history of Italy reflect on Modern art?

Many things from history are still being used or performed to this day. Thngs like the opera, and paintings. Paintings from the renaissance period and many others painted by Italian painters are still in meuseums today. The performing art of Opera that was discovered in Italy is still being preformed in many theatres to this day. Many traditions/recipes have also been passed down, like polenta, and pizza. But also different holidays like Ferragosto, a traditional holiday that celibrated the harvest, and the end of manual labor.