Population Patterns

Lesson One covered the key question: What patterns exist in world population growth? You should be confident that you:

• Understand how world population has grown;
• Are able to describe future population projections;
• Can compare and contrast trends in MEDW and LEDW population growth;
• Understand the concepts of unders, over and optimum population.

Use the powerpoint to remind yourself of today's lesson:

World population trends

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Homework
Using P179-180 of A2 Geography, Geofactsheets 59 and 175 and the Places handout, do the following:
1. Explain what is meant by the terms overpopulation and underpopulation.
2. Name a country that is underpopulated. Outline why it is underpopulated, the consequences of this and how it has attempted to deal with this issue.
3. Name a country that is overpopulated. Outline why it is overpopulated, the consequences of this and how it has attempted to deal with this issue.

Deadline: hand work to Miss Fletcher on Monday 15th September.

Welcome back to Year 13!

Welcome back to Year 13 and congratulations on some excellent AS results. We hope that you had an enjoyable summer and that you are ready to carry on with the hard work you started last year.

You will be studying the following topics over the coming year:

Unit 4: Challenge and Change in the Phyiscal Environment - taught by Mr Gillespie.
Unit 5: Challenge and Change in the Human Environment - taught by Miss Jordan.
Unit 6: Coursework unit