Population Studies
Brendan Cremmin

Population
• Inspectorate encourages the study of population in 1 st Year
• Reduce emphasis on Physical in 1 st Year
• Population often regarded as challenging
• Relevant to Junior and Leaving Certificate
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Population Supporting Literacy
• Matching exercise
• Crossword
• Word search
• Differentiated cloze tests
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World Population Distribution

Population Distribution Map
• There are 100 figures on the sheet
• Each figure represents 1% of the World’s population
• Place the figures where you think they should be on the map of the world
• Stick the figures
• Work out the percentage in each continent
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Continent
Africa
Asia
Europe
Latin America and Caribean
North America
Oceania
Antarctica
World
0.5
0
100
8.5
5
60
11
Percentage
15

Distribution of World Population

World Population 1950 - 2050

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Reasons for High Densities
• Intensive agriculture
• Rich alluvial soils
• Flat land
• Climate
• Industry
• Trade
• Communications
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Reasons for Low Densities
• Climate too cold too dry
• Poor soils
• Relief too high too exposed
• Isolation
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Map Activity Integrating Numeracy
• Working out densities using multiplication
• Working out average densities
• Graded worksheet
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Map 1

Map 2

Population Density on OS Maps
• Marsh and boggy land
• Floodplains
• Relief
• Urban areas
• Urban sprawl
• Fertile agricultural land
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Population Change Activity
• Read the statements
• Decide whether each statement will cause the birth or death rate to rise or fall
• Stick the statement onto the placemat
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Birth and Death Rate Placemat

Graphing Natural Population
Change
• Graph the birth rate for each decade from
1950 to 2009
• Graph the death rate for each decade from
1950 to 2009
• Shade in the natural change
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Natural Change Graph
• Title
• Axes named
• Units shown
• Birth rate graph
• Death rate graph
• Natural increase shaded
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Population 1926-2006
4.4
4.2
4.0
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.2
3.0
2.8
2.6
1926 1936 1946 1956 1966 1976 1986 1996 2006
Years

Components of Population Change
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
-10
-20
-30
-40
-50
Natural increase
Population change
Net migration
26
-3
6
36
-4
6
46
-5
1
51
-5
6
56
-6
1
61
-6
6
66
-7
1
71
-7
9
Intercensal period
79
-8
1
81
-8
6
86
-9
1
91
-9
6
96
-0
2
02
-0
6

Birth/death rates
40
30
20
10
0
1750
Time
Present

Natural increase
Natural decrease
Total population

Living graphs
• Humanises the graphical information
• Help students to relate to information
• Encourages thinking
• Placement of statements must be based on information from the graph
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Constructing a Population Pyramid
• Observe blank pyramid on the wall
• Read cards /post-its with names and ages
• Decide where to place card/post-it on the blank pyramid
• Stick card on the blank pyramid
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Population Pyramid Animation
• Link to population pyramid animation
• http://www.ined.fr/jeux.php?_movie=/flas h/d03/EN/D03WebSon.swf&titre=Populatio n%20pyramid&lg=en

Population Pyramid Activity
• Read the card
• Decide where to place it on Ireland’s population pyramid
• Give an explanation
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8
Males
Total
Traveller
6 4
Percentage
2
Age group
(ye ars )
85+
75 - 79
65 - 69
55 - 59
45 - 49
35 - 39
25 - 29
15 - 19
5 - 9
0 0
Females
2 4
Percentage
6 8

Migration Placemat

Blind Drawing Activity
• Pairs sit back to back
• One of the pair faces the screen
• The other faces away
• An image is displayed
• The person facing the screen describes the image to their partner
• Neither partner must look around
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Letterfrack 1987

Credits
• www.cso.ie
- graphs and tables
• www.osi.ie
– Discovery Maps
• http://www.geogonline.org.uk/CC_y10_pop.ht
m Pie chart, slide 7
• Population Table – United Nations Statistics
Division – slide 8
• http://hs-geography.ismonline.org/files/2010/09/demographic_transit ion_detailed.jpg
- slide 32

Credits
• www.ined.fr
- Population pyramids video, slide 35
• Fair Shares Photo Pack - Combat Poverty
Agency, slide 41
• Dutch Government, slide 42

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