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      • Unit 1: Changing Population >
        • 1. Population and economic development patterns
        • 2. Changing Populations and Places
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        • 1. Causes of global climate change
        • 2. Consequences of global climate change
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        • 1: Global trends in consumption
        • 2: Impacts of changing trends in resource consumption
        • 3: Resource stewardship
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      • Unit 4: Power, places and networks >
        • 1. Global interactions and global power
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Population

Population dynamics
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Population Dynamics

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World Population Clock


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Historical world population

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World Population interactive statistics
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Complete the worksheet below.
Population Worksheet
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How large was the world population when you were born?

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Why has the population grown so quickly?
In small groups discuss this and create a spider diagram with your reason. Do this collaboratively using Coggle.
Should we be worried?

Population Density and Distribution



optimum populations

Population density:  The amount of people living in an area of land.  
  • Many people in a small area = densely populated
  • Few people in a large area = sparsely populated
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Population density formula

Optimum population: The population is such that it can maximise the benefits from the resources available. It is only when we have optimum population that the quality of life is maximised.

Over population: The resources cannot sustain the current population. As long as there is over population the quality of life will decline through unemployment, pollution, degradation of the environment.

Under population: The population cannot fully utilise the resources available. Quality of life can only slowly be improved. An increase in population would lead to an increase in quality of life.


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Create a table and discuss what areas are likely to be over populated and under populated. Why is this the case?
Use the following website to help answer this question.
Where do people live and why?
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Factors that affect human population densities
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Link to interactive map
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Link to interactive map
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Discussing Densely and Sparsely populated areas: 
  1. Complete the following worksheet.
  2. Create a video (group task) presenting a region in the world that is a) Sparsely and b) Densely  populated. You will have time in class to plan this video and then you will recording it 'live' in class. You should ensure that you have graphical means to complete the presentation (graphs, maps etc). The recording will be done as a news broadcast.
Hint: 
  • Sparsely (Canada, Sahel etc)
  • Densely (Singapore, Hong Kong etc)
Population density worksheet
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The Demographic Transition Model

Birth Rate – Number of births, per year, per 1000 people in the population

Death Rate – Number of deaths per year, per 1000 people in the population

Life Expectancy – The average number of years a person at birth can expect to live

Natural Increase - An increase in a country's population because birth-rates are higher than death-rates.

Natural Decrease - A decrease in a country's population because death-rates are higher than birth-rates

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The demographic transition model
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Draw, label and explain the DTM. To  be done on the board together with the class. 
The Demographic Transition Model (DTM) from Steven Heath
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Create a table (Advantages and Disadvantages) using this Prezi fill in all the reasons.


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Population Case Studies

For all the case studies below (pages 11-16)
  1. Locate the country
  2. Provide factual evidence
  3. Explain what factors (climate, relief, location, opportunities, natural resources) help cause this?
  4. What problems/advantages can this population growth cause the county?
  5. Answer the specific questions

  • Kenya – a country with a high rate of population growth
State:
1 The increase in Kenya’s population between 1969 and 2009.
2 The number of births per woman.
3 The infant mortality rate.
4 Life expectancy.
5 The population forecast for 2030.
6 The percentage of the population under 15.
7 The percentage of the population living in rural areas.
8 The process of unemployed people moving from the countryside to towns and
cities.
9 The World Bank forecast for Kenya’s population in 2030.
10 The fall in the poverty rate between 2005 and 2012.

  • Population decline in Russia
State:
1 The birth rate in Russia.
2 The death rate.
3 The year when Russia’s population reached its highest level.
4 The population density.
5 The gender with the highest death rate.
6 The level of use of contraception by married women aged 15–49.
7 The difference in life expectancy between men and women.
8 The greater number of women than men in Russia.
9 The number of villages abandoned since 2002.
10 The medal awarded to families with four or more children.

  • Bangladesh – an overpopulated country
State:
1 The population of Bangladesh.
2 The population density.
3 The rate of natural increase.
4 The percentage of the population underemployed.
5 The three major river oodplains.
6 The capital city.
7 The amount of cultivable land lost each year due to urbanisation,
industrialisation and the expansion of infrastructure.
8 The population density of Dhaka.
9 The position of Bangladesh on the 2012 Human Development Index.
10 The change in the incidence of poverty between 2000 and 2010.

  • Australia – an underpopulated country
State:
1 The population of Australia.
2 The population forecast for 2025.
3 The population density.
4 The two parts of the country where the population is most concentrated.
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5 Three major natural resources.
6 The country’s ranking on the 2012 Human Development Index.
7 The net migration rate.
8 The contrast with the net migration rate of Bangladesh.
9 The infant mortality rate of Australia and Bangladesh.
10 The life expectancy of Australia and Bangladesh. 

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canada_and_tanzania_case_studies.pdf
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Population Pyramids

A population pyramid: also called an age pyramid or age picture diagram, is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a population (typically that of a country or region of the world), which forms the shape of a pyramid when the population is growing
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Population pyramid stages
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Complete the following worksheet and then decide which of the following Pyramids fit into which stage? Why is this the case?
Population Pyramid Worksheet
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Case Study:
page 30

The Gambia – a country with a high dependent population

State:
1 The location of the Gambia.
2 The population.
3 The population forecast for 2050.
4 The percentage of the population who are Muslim.
5 The proportion of children aged 10–14 who are working.
6 The infant mortality rate.
7 The dependency ratio.
8 Two general indicators of poverty.
9 Two indicators of pressure on the education system.
10 An NGO working with the government in terms of family planning. 



Sweden Case Study
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Contrasting rates of population change


Diseases

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Hot spots for emerging diseases
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Complete the following worksheet
Population and world Diseases
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Dominant infectious diseases and deaths
Filarial Parasite
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Lymphatic Filariasis
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Cancer
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Loa Loa parasite
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Loa Loa eye parasite

Government Policies on population Control
Pro-Natalist & Anti-Natalist


Task:

You will be conducting a debate on which Government policies to control population work best. However, before you start you will have to research these policies. 

Create a brief overview of each policy- 2 documents (maximum 1 side of A4)
Pro-natalist: France
Anti-natalist: China
  1. Define pro-natalist and anti-natalist
  2. Brief overview of the history of population in the country.
  3. What is the policy and how does it work?
  4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the policy? 
  5. What has it achieve (where is the country now in relation to population growth)
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Pronatalist Policies
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Antinatalist - China
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Antinatalist - China update
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  • Home
    • How to make a website: Tools and experiences
    • Maps and Regions
    • Travel Photographs and Videos
    • Live: Global Hazards and Disasters
    • Geography in the news
    • The Big Geography Challenge
  • New IB Geography 2017 onwards
    • IB Geography Introduction
    • Part 1: Geographical Themes >
      • Option B: Oceans and coastal margins >
        • 1. Ocean–atmosphere interactions
        • 2. Interactions between oceans and coastal places
        • 3. Managing coastal margins
        • 4. Ocean management futures
      • Option D: Geophysical Hazards >
        • 1. Geophysical systems
        • 2. Geophysical hazard risks
        • 3. Hazard risk and vulnerability
        • 4. Future resilience and adaptation
    • Part 2: Core Units (SL&HL) >
      • Unit 1: Changing Population >
        • 1. Population and economic development patterns
        • 2. Changing Populations and Places
        • 3. Challenges and opportunities
      • Unit 2: Global climate—vulnerability and resilience >
        • 1. Causes of global climate change
        • 2. Consequences of global climate change
        • 3. Responding to global climate change
      • Unit 3: Global resource consumption and security >
        • 1: Global trends in consumption
        • 2: Impacts of changing trends in resource consumption
        • 3: Resource stewardship
    • Part 3: HL Core Extensions >
      • Unit 4: Power, places and networks >
        • 1. Global interactions and global power
      • Unit 5: Human development and diversity
      • Unit 6: Global risks and resilience
    • Internal Assessment
    • Why should I study IB Geography?
  • IB Geography (Old Syllabus)
    • IB Core >
      • 1. Populations in Transition
      • 2. Disparities in Wealth and Development
      • 3. Patterns in Environmental Quality and Sustainability
      • 4. Patterns in Resource Consumption
    • Part 1: Geographical Themes >
      • Oceans and their Coastal Margins
      • Hazards and disasters - risk assessment and response
      • Freshwater - issues and conflicts
      • Urban Environments
    • Global Interactions - HL >
      • Measuring Global Interactions
      • Changing Space - The Shrinking world
      • Economic Interactions and Flows
      • Environmental Change
      • Sociocultural Exchanges
      • Political Outcomes
      • Global Interactions at the Local Level
    • IB Guidance >
      • Syllabus Guidance
      • IB Examination Guidance
    • Extended Essay
  • IGCSE Geography
    • Theme 1: Population and settlement >
      • Population Dynamics
      • Migration
      • Settlements
      • Urban Settlements
      • Urbanisation
    • Theme 2: The natural environment >
      • Plate Tectonics
      • Coasts
      • Rivers
      • Weather and Climate
      • Climate and Ecosystems
    • Theme 3: Economic development >
      • Development
      • Food Production
      • Industry
      • Energy
      • Tourism
      • Water
      • Environmental Risks of Economic development
    • GCSE Key Terms
    • GCSE Coursework
    • Alternative to Coursework
    • IGCSE Geography Examination Advice
    • IGCSE Revision Games
  • Key Stage 3
    • Year 6 >
      • My Place
      • Rivers
      • Brazil
    • Year 7 >
      • Maps and the world
      • Rocky Landscapes
      • Settlement
      • Weather & Climate
    • Year 8 >
      • Maps Introduction
      • Plate Tectonics
      • Economic Activity
      • Biomes
    • Year 9 >
      • Map Skills - review
      • Development
      • Coasts
      • Tourism
      • Paradise lost - Tourism in Thailand
  • AS Level Geography
    • World at Risk
    • Crowded Coasts
  • Geography Skills
  • Donations & Contact
  • YouTube Channel
  • Essential computer programs