Explain population trends and patterns in births (Crude Birth Rate), natural increase, and mortality (Crude Death Rate, infant and child mortality rates), fertility and life expectancy in contrasting regions of the world. Analyse population pyramids. Explain population momentum and its impact on population projections. 5 hours
Explain dependency and ageing ratios. Analyse the impacts of youthful and ageing populations. Evaluate examples of a pro-natalist policy and an anti-natalist policy. 4 hours
Discuss the causes of migrations, both forced and voluntary. Evaluate internal (national) and international migrations in terms of their geographic (socio-economic, political and environmental) impacts at their origins and destinations. 6 hours
Examine gender inequalities in culture, status, education, birth ratios, health, employment, empowerment, life expectancy, family size, migration, legal rights, and land tenure. 4 hours
The World Bank - Millennium Development Goals - promote gender equality and empower women by 2015
The global Gender gap report 2010 The Girl Effect a good general introduction to some of the issues facing not only women but young girls in LEDC's today.
Population momentum. The tendency for population growth to continue beyond the time that replacement-level fertility has been achieved because of a relatively high concentration of people in the childbearing years. For example, the absolute numbers of people in developing countries will continue to increase over the next several decades even as the rates of population growth will decline. This phenomenon is due to past high fertility rates which results in a large number of young people. As these youth grow older and move through reproductive ages, the greater number of births will exceed the number of deaths in the older populations.
KEY GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS
Lorenz Curves, dot maps, population pyramids, flow diagrams (migraiton patterns), Spearman Rank - CBR (Crude Birth Rate) CDR (Crude Death Rate) TFR (Total Fertility Rate) GNP per capita (population change in contrasting regions of the world)
Populations in Transition
SYLLABUS REQUIREMENTS
population_change
5 hours
Population Pyramids
high_low_fertility
4 hours
Impacts of youthful and ageing populations
Nigers high birthrate is caused by religion and poverty
IB study guide page 17
Exam style question - Examine the impacts of youthful and ageing populations (10 marks)
Responses to high fertility - China
Time magazine - a brief history of Chinas one child policy
Shanghai encourages second child for eligible couples
China plans the end of hated one child policy
China rethinking the one child policy
China the worlds new superpower is beginning the new century with an alarming surplus of males
Wikipedia - one child policy
Has Chinas one child policy worked?
Chinas one child policy, success or failure?
Responses to low fertility - France
Parenthood policies in Europe
France plans to pay cash for more babies
French government eyes 'le baby boom'
Policy responses to population ageing and population decline in France
Exam style question - Can governments control the fertility of a country? (10 marks)
migration
6 hours
This website from the BBC is excellent at illustrating the major movements of populations in the 20th. century.
Afghanistan Refugee Crisis
Wikipedia - History of Afghanistan
BBC - Three million Afghans in Pakistan
BBC - Refugees find their niche in Australia
BBC - Arrests over afghan attack
BBC - Quick guide Afghanistan
You Tube - UNHCR channel
Afghans womens mission
Internal migration within China.
Mexico to USA
bit of a tired cliche I know but it always gives me the opportunity to play a song by Tom Russell that I love.
25 states are considering tough measures on illegal immigrantsclimate change could increase Mexico to USA migration
gender
4 hours
The World Bank - Millennium Development Goals - promote gender equality and empower women by 2015
The global Gender gap report 2010
The Girl Effect
a good general introduction to some of the issues facing not only women but young girls in LEDC's today.
Population momentum. The tendency for population growth to continue beyond the time that replacement-level fertility has been achieved because of a relatively high concentration of people in the childbearing years. For example, the absolute numbers of people in developing countries will continue to increase over the next several decades even as the rates of population growth will decline. This phenomenon is due to past high fertility rates which results in a large number of young people. As these youth grow older and move through reproductive ages, the greater number of births will exceed the number of deaths in the older populations.
KEY GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS
Lorenz Curves, dot maps, population pyramids, flow diagrams (migraiton patterns), Spearman Rank - CBR (Crude Birth Rate) CDR (Crude Death Rate) TFR (Total Fertility Rate) GNP per capita (population change in contrasting regions of the world)