Case study detail required:
- A country with a high rate of natural population growth
- A country with a low rate of population growth (or population decline)
Population pyramids
A growing population: The Gambia
What: Youthful dependents: The Gambia
Why: To understand how population projections can help us determine future growth and so manage future issues
How:
•To interpret Gambia’s population today and understand how it will show future growth
•To understand the issues with a growing/ youthful population
•To understand what can be done to manage a growing population
Why: To understand how population projections can help us determine future growth and so manage future issues
How:
•To interpret Gambia’s population today and understand how it will show future growth
•To understand the issues with a growing/ youthful population
•To understand what can be done to manage a growing population
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i. Choose Gambia and the year 1950. Note the total population in 1950.
ii. What is the population of Gambia now? iii. Approximately, how many times more is the population than in 1950? iv. Describe the structure of the pyramid for Gambia this year and include a screen shot under your explanation. v. What are the key population issues facing Gambia today? vi. How is the population structure of Gambia going to change by the year 2050? vii. Is Gambia becoming a country with a youthful or ageing population? Explain your answer. |
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Growing population assessment:
For a named country you have studied explain why rapid natural population growth is taking place (7)
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Explain the consequences of having a high dependent population for a country you have studied (7)
For a named country you have studied explain why rapid natural population growth is taking place (7)
or
Explain the consequences of having a high dependent population for a country you have studied (7)
A Declining population: Japan
What: Ageing dependents: Japan
Why: To understand how population projections can predict population decline and so can help us manage future issues
How:
•To interpret Japan’s population today and understand how could will show future decline
•To understand the issues with a declining /ageing population
•To understand what can be done to manage a declining/ ageing population
Why: To understand how population projections can predict population decline and so can help us manage future issues
How:
•To interpret Japan’s population today and understand how could will show future decline
•To understand the issues with a declining /ageing population
•To understand what can be done to manage a declining/ ageing population
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i.Take a screen shot of the population pyramid of Japan in 1950, 2015 and 2080
ii.Describe the changes of the structure of the pyramid over these years? ii. What was the population of Japan in 1950? iii. What is the population of Japan now? v. What are the key population issues facing Japan today? vi. What percentage of the population will be over the age of 60 years old in the year 2050? vii. Is Japan becoming a country with a youthful or ageing population? |
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Exam questions:
Explain why a specific country has got a high birth rate (7)
Explain the issues with a declining population (7)
Explain what can be done to reduce the pressure of an aging population in a named country (7)
Explain why a specific country has got a high birth rate (7)
Explain the issues with a declining population (7)
Explain what can be done to reduce the pressure of an aging population in a named country (7)