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The document discusses population changes as countries develop, including sparsely and densely populated areas. It introduces the demographic transition model, which outlines five stages of population growth as development occurs. Demographers study factors like birth and death rates to analyze population changes over time using tools like population pyramids.

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Population Structure-1

The document discusses population changes as countries develop, including sparsely and densely populated areas. It introduces the demographic transition model, which outlines five stages of population growth as development occurs. Demographers study factors like birth and death rates to analyze population changes over time using tools like population pyramids.

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To understand how the population of a
country changes as it develops
- Population
- Sparsely populated
- Densely populated
- Population distribution
Why are these places sparsely populated?
Can you classify them into physical (natural) and
human (manmade)

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Why are these places densely populated?
Can you classify them into physical (natural) and
human (manmade)

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Read the information on
this slide. Answer the
Historically, settlements have been built up in areas with question
natural resources that can support a population, such as - Why is the global
water, soil, the ability to grow food, and job opportunities.
population distribution
When a settlement becomes more developed, industries
emerge and connections with other settlements via roads, uneven? (think about the
railways and rivers are made. In turn, this creates more job benefits of densely
opportunities and so an expanding population. populated areas and the
drawback of sparsely
Areas that are often sparsely populated tend to have fewer populated areas). Try to
resources and be harder to live in, such as mountainous
give an example in your
areas, deserts or isolated places
answer
Write a definition for
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A demographer is - Birth rate
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someone who studies
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- Death rate
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Demographers discovered that a country’s population growth rate passes
through 5 different stages as it develops economically. Demographers have
created a Demographic Transition Model (DTM) to describe these different
stages
Main task: Fill in the gaps with the key words to complete the paragraph
about the Demographic Transition Model.
You can find the worksheet in modules

The demographic transition model shows the different ____1_____ of population change that a country will go
through as it develops. All countries are said to fit this _____2_____. Early on the model shows a country will
have a ____3_____ birth and death rate, this keeps the population _____4_____. However, as medical care
improves the _________5________ starts to fall, and that’s when the population _____6_______, as the
natural increase becomes so high. As better education starts to develop, and women become more educated
the birth rate ______7_______, this slows down the population and is what we see in many ______8_______
countries like the UK. Places such as India which have a high ______9________ and a decreasing death rate, so
have a massive population growth will eventually move _____10_____ to stage 3 and 4 of the demographic
model, as their population will start to _____11______ and fall.

model explodes across birth rate stabilise decreases


high developed stable stages death rate

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Main task: Answer

The demographic transition model shows the different stages of population


change that a country will go through as it develops. All countries are said to fit
this model. Early on the model shows a country will have a high birth and death
rate, this keeps the population stable. However, as medical care improves the
death rate starts to fall, and that’s when the population explodes, as the natural
increase becomes so high. As better education starts to develop, and women
become more educated the birth rate decreases, this slows down the
population and is what we see in many developed countries like the UK. Places
such as India which have a high birth rate and a decreasing death rate, so have a
massive population growth will eventually move across to stage 3 and 4 of the
demographic model, as their population will start to stabilise and fall.
See the
worksheet in
modules

Demographers use graphs called


population pyramids to analyse
the structure of populations. A
population pyramid is a graph
that shows the age and gender
distribution of a given population.
These can help governments to
make predictions about the types
of services that will be needed in
the future

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