AS Geography – Global Population Change
Lesson
Key Question
1
What are the
factors that
affect
population?
To revisit key
Outline AS Course / give out handbook
population
Intro to interactive A level dictionary (Curr. Press)
terms and
Jelly Babies Game
understand how
different factors
affect the
population of an
area
2
What is the
pattern of
world
population
growth?
To understand
how the
population of
different
countries has
changed
overtime.
To understand
how population
indicators can
be used.
3
4
What causes a
change in
population?
How do
countries at
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Objectives
To investigate
the
interrelationship
between the
factors that
cause
population
change
To investigate
population
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Suggested activities
Resources
Handbook
Jelly babies
resources
Interactive
dictionary on
shared area.
Intro - most / least lines (br, dr, life exp)
Key terms (ppt)
Looking at world population growth (ppt x2) and popln growth by regions
(swf) and density / growth (swf)
Key terms:
 Birth Rate and Death Rate – most likely to… activity
 Life Expectancy http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/
 Longevity
 Natural Change
 Fertility rate (to be discussed in more detail later)
 Infant mortality rate
Create a poster to show the information on p8 of population jigsaw resource
1.3 and ans
Causes of population change
Interrelationship of factors inc: health, education, social provision, cultural
factors, political factors, environmental factors.
Discussion of each – how does each relate to population growth
Creation of a concept map to show the interrelationship between each factor
(in groups?)
P145-6
Census ppts (BK’s)
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/ab_3.asp explanation of what a
census is and how data is collected
http://www.poodwaddle.com/clocks2.htm (restart ‘now’ at beginning of
lesson.)
Homework /
Assessment
Slides 3-17
Popl swf
Pop change
swf
Pop growth
ppt
Internet
GeoFactsheet
175
(additional
reading)
Constructing
and describing
scattergraphs
(data from
p158-160 NT)
P8 pop jigsaw
Growth of
world pop
w/sheet
Sugar paper /
pens etc
P146-7
Play your
cards right
Q5a and b
from AQA
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5
different stages
of
development
differ?
indicators for
countries at
different stages
of development.
Life expectancy play your cards right.
Investigating world population data using World pop data sheet or
http://www.ined.fr/en/pop_figures/countries_of_the_world/ and CIA world
factbook to produce top trumps activity (then play!)
Top trumps
blanks
Internet or
print out from
world data
sheet
How does
fertility cause a
change in
population
characteristics?
To understand
the factors that
affect fertility
rates
What is Fertility Rate?
What is Infant Mortality Rate?
What are the factors that affect fertility? – brainstorm (then tell them any they
miss! Eg Tradition, education, young age structure, social class, religion,
economic influence, political influence.
Show fertility ppt.
What causes a high growth rate in LEDCs?
What is happening to populations in MEDCs?
P147-153
Slides 12-13
To investigate
the reasons for
differences in
fertility in
MEDCs &
LEDCs
www.geographyalltheway.com/ib_geography/ib_population/popn_fertility.htm
From ‘Measures of Fertility’ do baby-o-matic and watch flash movie (link)
From ‘Factors affecting…’ do diamond 9 exercise and watch flash movie
(link)
From ‘Spatial patterns of fertility’ look at maps and describe pattern (extn –
suggest reasons for pattern)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/jun/08/health.genderissues Hints of baby boom in UK
due to immigrants
Plenary – ‘Reasons’ worksheet
Using n/paper
article (Daily
Mail 23/8/08
‘Migrant
Fertility ppt
mother baby
boom’ – make
Internet
notes on main
points (nb –
Downloaded
mention poss
w/s from
bias) and
Geogalltheway summarise the
main points of
today’s lesson
in 5-8 points
Reasons
w/sheet
6
How does
mortality
affect
populations?
7
What is the
DTM and what
can it tell us
about
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To understand
the term
‘mortality’ and
how it can vary
from place to
place
To understand
the
characteristics
additional
sample qs1
Starter – ‘My generation’ YouTube clip (from site below)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNV5bgsv984&feature=player_embedded
P151-153
www.geographyalltheway.com/ib_geography/ib_population/popn_mortality.htm
Read relevant pages in text book
From website: ‘measures of mortality’ – flash animation and worksheet
‘Factors affecting mortality’ – all activities
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1050199/How-living-wrong-town-cut-lifeexpectancy-28-years.html Read and make notes of key points / examples
Internet
Downloaded
w/sheets
n/paper article
(or see link)
Ask for volunteers to draw DTM on board (who can remember?!). Or give
large paper and pens to groups – 5 mins to get the most accurate DTM with
annotations.
DTM movie from GATM as starter / reminder from GCSE
P153-157
Slides 18-24
GATM movie
Explain how
economic and
political
factors have
influenced
changes in
fertility rates
over time in
the UK (7 mks
Jun05)
Draw and
annotate DTM
(Application
of knowledge
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population
change?
of the stages of
the DTM
Characteristics of each stage in the model (slides and flash from BBC)
DTM living
graph
DTM living graph
www.geographyalltheway.com/ib_geography/ib_population/
ib_demographic_transition_model.htm
DTM figs for
UK
8
What are the
problems and
benefits of the
DTM?
To investigate
the validity and
application of
the DTM
Check understanding of UK Change h/w
Investigate the validity and application of the DTM
First part of DVD inc India
(Case Study: Demographic Change in Thailand)
P156-7
DVD ‘World
pop issues’
9
How do we
show the
composition of
a country’s
population?
To understand
how to
construct a
population
pyramid and
recognise the
links between
the DTM and
age-sex
structure
Pop pyr flash (general shape)
Matching up shapes exercise to stages in the DTM – explanation of the
patterns shown
P161-164
2x flash
Slides 25-30
To understand
the changing
age-sex
structure of the
UK
What is
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To understand
www.geographyalltheway.com/ib_geography/ib_population/ib_popn_pyramids.htm
Pop pyr and dtm – flash
Ppt – reasons for differences in br and dr
Living graph activity (2 to choose from)
Draw pop py for Kenya (figs from p165 NT)
Act 12+13 from p164NT
Key terms:
 Dependency ratio
 Juvenility index
 Old-age index
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/populationestimates/svg_pyramid/default.htm if viewer installed.
Discuss
http://www.ined.fr/en/everything_about_population/play_population/population_simulator/
plenary – TC’s pyramid movie
‘Ageing Population’ TC’s movie to introduce factors
Ppt
Living graph
resources
P164-5 NT
Hm sheet
Internet
Pyramid
movie
P164-167
of DTM to
describe and
explain
demographic
change in the
UK – p155156)
Explain why
the pattern of
population
change in
some countries
does not
follow that
predicted by
the DTM (7
marks Jan 05)
Give UK pop
pyramids for
2000, 2025
and 2050.
Annotate and
suggest how
the population
structure may
be changed by
trends such as
in-migration
of European
workers (and
others), out
migration (eg
of retirees) etc
Ageing pop
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10
Demographic
Ageing?
the causes and
effects of an
ageing
population
structure
Investigate causes and effects of demographic ageing – card sort – social,
economic and political factors
‘Ancient Britain’ np article – main points?
Ageing population research task
Ageing pop (other movie) as plenary – highlighting main problems
NB – p9-12 Pop jigsaw – background info?
Slides 35-43
Card sort
n/p article
Task sheet /
internet
article – main
points?
11
How is the UK
responding to
demographic
ageing?
To understand
the balance
between
population and
resources in a
country
experiencing
demographic
ageing
Ageing map from memory (and subsequent discussion)
Find a way to present the info from p164-8
Map from
memory
P164-171
(Complete UK
case study)
P171-172
Read
geofactsheet in
preparation for
next lesson
12
13
UK case study p168-171
* website
(also see blog thegeographydepartment.blogspot.com)
What is a
youthful
population and
what issues
does it bring?
To understand
the causes of,
and the issues
surrounding, a
youthful
population.
What is a youthful population? What causes it? What issues does a youthful
population bring?
What is
migration?
What causes
migration, and
how has it
changed
overtime?
To define and
recognise the
causes, types
and changing
nature of
international
migration
Eurovision mystery (BKitchen’s) and discussion.
What is migration? What are the different types and examples of migration ppt
Causes of migration – use photos to begin discussion – how does the photo
prompt migratory movement? Eg. Volcanic eruption, aid workers, refugees,
war etc
The changing nature of international migration -swf
Effect of migration on pop. Structure (Australia suffering man drought) and
Saudi pyramid (CP ppt)
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Slides 44-45
Uganda
resources
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7589382.stm
Eurovision
mystery
P157-161
Migration ppt
(2 to choose
from)
Slides 31-34
Migration swf
Australia
suffering….
Slides 31-34
http://www.unhcr.org/events/47f48dc92.html Google Earth refugee overlay
NB: add Defence Dynamics resources
P167
Refugees and
asylum
seekers
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14
What are the
Social,
Economic and
Political
Effects of
Migration?
To investigate
the impact of
migration on
source and
destination
countries and
on population
structure
Outline different migration policies e.g.
• New Zealand’s controlled immigration policies.
• Britain’s changing policies between the 1960’s to today.
• Transmigration policies in Indonesia and Brazil
• China’s open-door policy
• France’s changing policies in the mid-1970’s
• EU polices allowing freedom of movement within the EU.
P172-177
www.geographyalltheway.com/ib_geography/ib_population/popn_movement.htm
Using website and GeooFactsheet 14 make notes on the social, economic and
political effects of migration for losing and receiving countries and the
migrants themselves.
DVD
15
16
What are the
Social,
Economic and
Political
Effects of
Migration?
What are the
implications of
Population
Change?
To investigate
the impact of
migration on
Source and
Destination
Countries
GATM movie
Using Geofactsheets, GeoNews reviews and internet compile a suitable case
study for migration (see spec)
Geofactsheets
and geonews
review
Plenary – maps and titles from world mapper ppt- from what they have learnt
can they match the map with the heading?
World mapper
ppt (in ‘Other’
folder)
Easter island
resources
To understand
the causes and
Easter island movie and mystery
effects of
overpopulation, Definition of key terms
underpopulation Population theories ppt.
and optimum
population.
? Third section of DVD – resources
To investigate
optimistic and
pessimistic
approaches to
Population
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DVD: Rwanda: Genocide, mass migration, refugee camps.
Mexico to USA migration movie
If time- Sahel as case study – was Malthus right?
P177-183
Slides 46-61
Pop theories
ppt
DVD
(Sahel
resources)
Geo factsheet
14
For an area
you have
studied,
outline the
social and
economic
consequences
of significant
migration gain
(7mks Jun04)
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Change;
Boserup v’s
Malthus
17
18
How can
approaches to
population
change
become more
sustainable?
What are the
problems of
anti-natalist
population
policies?
To understand
the concept of
sustainable
development.
To investigate
pro- natalist and
anti-natalist
population
policies
To evaluate the
effectiveness if
China’s One
Child Policy
To investigate
an alternative
approach
19
What are the
problems and
benefits of a
pro-natalist
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To investigate
the population
policies of
Begin with definition of sustainability – how did the concept of sustainability
arise?
China one Child Policy
mystery -‘Why was Yin Lee…?’
1. Define pro and anti- natalist (pro-natalist -to increase population growth by
attempting to raise the number of births, anti-natalist – to limit the number
of births to lower the country’s population growth rate)
2. Show 1 slide ‘population policies’
3. What do they already know about China’s one child policy? Headings
‘Why needed?’, ‘Strategies to enforce policy?’, ‘How successful?’ and
‘Any problems?’ Students put notes under each heading… from the
following and additional notes.
4. Movie -One Child policy
5. Show baby girl in gutter picture
6. ppt – China’s one child policy
7. news article about China’s ageing population
8. DVD clip (China: The One Child Policy & population control)
Different view points on the One Child Policy
BBC Bitesize clip
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6222586.stm China’s elderly
care conundrum
*
Kerala, India
Ppt –‘Strategies to deal with’ – move round
Ppt – visit -defn
Group Presentation Task – investigation of European policies?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4837422.stm birth policies in Europe
P183
Slides 62-66
and 71-78
Hm June 06
China
resources
(also p13-18
pop jigsaw)
DVD
Geofactsheet
152 and geo
News review
Jun04 p5
BBC Bitesize
clip (folder 17)
Kerala
resources
Slides 67-70
France ppt
See website to
left - Summary
of what
different
European
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population
policy?
European
Countries
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4837422.stm for hm
countries are
doing to
encourage
higher birth
rates
Depending on any lessons spare: possible additional – give names of some countries
(eg Singapore, Italy etc) from hat to groups. They are the Dept of Population for that
country. Decide your policies and outline your campaign ideas with one really
good slogan for a national ad campaign.
20
How can
migration be
managed to
influence
population
change?
To understand
the benefits and
problems of
Transmigration
in Indonesia
To understand
the relationship
between
population
change and
service decline
in rural UK
areas
Case study – transmigration in Indonesia
21
How are rural
populations
changing in the
UK?
22
What are the
impacts of
population
change / ruralurban
migration in
LEDCs?
To recognise
some of the
impacts of
rural-urban
migration in
LEDCs
Case study?
Eg shanty towns and consequences
23
What are the
impacts of a
Case Study:
The Isle of
Case study from text book (boring!!)
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Population pyramids
Causes of rural pop. Change
Decline of services
Population characteristics
P184-186
Slides 79-81
P188-189
Slides 82-88
(Cornwall eg)
P190-193
NB lessons
21-23 student
led – see sheet
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changing
population in
rural areas?
Purbeck, Dorest
25
What are the
impacts of a
changing
population in
an area?
26
What are the
impacts of
population
change in an
area?
To examine 4
areas of
Newcastle to
see how the
characteristics
of these zones
differ and what
the implications
for social
welfare are.
To examine 4
areas of
Preston to see
how the
characteristics
of these zones
differ and what
the implications
for social
welfare are.
24
27
What are the
impacts of a
changing
population in
an urban area?
28
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Urban movie
Inner-city decline and solutions movie (To show issues - Guildford doesn’t
have ‘old inner city’ zone!)
Slides 89-101
GATM
movies
Geofact 169 –
contrasting
London
suburbs
Rural-urban fringe ppt
Case study of 4 areas of Preston
Rural-urban
fringe ppt
Preston
resources
P194-5
Guildford / Woking – own research
Revision then
timed exam question – from AQA sample assessment materials
Slides 102-107
as revision
activity and
Case study
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prep for
writing exam
answer
Population
millionaire /
population
taboo
Exam q
NB: Where pages only are given they refer to AS Geography – Barker, Redfern and Skinner
‘Slides’ refers to Population powerpoint from Curriculum Press (new AS materials)
NT refers to the AQA AS Geography text book from Nelson Thornes
With thanks to Sarah Chadwick, Chingford Foundation School for the original lesson outline plan and to many other Geographers for sharing
resources!
*18 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-tones-down-hardline-slogans-on-onechild-policy-460457.html
*11 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/care-of-the-elderly-britain-counts-the-cost-of-rise-in-dementia834020.html
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