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Theme 1 Investigation Population Change		  
     
   
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  Population Specification KI1.1,1.2,1.3  
  Population Specification KI1.4,1.5,1.6  
     
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Key Question 1.1
What is demographic change?		 Global Population Growth, totals, distribution and density  
  • Constantly changing – need to update statistics – figures vary across time and space
  • Different methods of presenting the data - good and bad features of each
  • Difficulty of counting (activity)
  • Global scale – but LEDCs and MEDCs and by continents
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The net change in the population store caused by inputs of births and in-migration and the outputs of deaths and out-migration.
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Key Question 1.2

How and why do populations change naturally?

 Demographic Transition Model
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Population Structure
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Reasons for Changes in Fertility and Mortality Rates  
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Uses and Limitations of the DTM  
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Key Question 1.3

What is the role of migration in population change?

 Characteristics of Different Types of Migration  
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The economic, social and environmental impacts of migration on exporting and receiving countries / regions.  
           Pupil Notes Impacts of Migration - Exporting Countries        Impacts of Migration - Receiving Countries  
Models / Theories of Migration  
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Key Question 1.4

What are the issues of the migration of refugees and asylum seekers?		 The difference between Refugees and Asylum Seekers  
           Pupil Note        Exercise  
The causes of the flows into the UK  
           Pupil Note        Exercise                Answer  
The consequences of the flows for the UK  
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Key Question 1.5
What are the causes and impacts of changing gender structures?		    
Changes in gender structure through the stages of Demographic Transition  
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Other causes of gender imbalances in population structures (e.g. migration)  
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The impacts of changing gender structures  
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Key Question 1.6
What are the demographic challenges facing countries?		 The demographic causes and effects of ageing societies  
          Pupil Note           Challenges Ageing          Opportunities Ageing  
The issue of high birth rates and high mortality rates - including Aids  
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Policies to alleviate the demographic challenges  
            Pupil Note Birth Rate      Pupil Note Ageing  
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