OPTION A - IMPACT OF POPULATION CHANGE |
VIDEO VAULT - 7 Billion, National Geographic Magazine Topic - Natural Population Change (1) How has world population grown since 1800? (2) How many people are born and die each second? Does this surprise you? (3) What are the main pressures facing humanity
VIDEO VAULT - 7 billion and counting Topic - Natural Population Change (1) What has happened to the world's population growth rate? (2) What is the demographic transition? (3) What is the early stage of the demographic transition? (4) Describe the subsequent stages of the demographic transition. (5) Why is world population still rising even though the population growth rate has slowed? (6) Why should we care?
VIDEO VAULT - Distilled Demographics. The Birth Rate Topic - Fertility measures (1) Name three groups who consider the birth rate an important measure. (2) What is the Crude Birth Rate in Hungary and Sweden? (3) Why is the Total Fertility Rate an easier fertility measure to understand? (4) Why are birth rates important? (5) Why is Replacement Level Fertility not 2.0?
VIDEO VAULT - Distilled Demographics. The Death Rate Topic - Mortality measures (1) How did the life expectancies of the USA, Costa Rica and Sri Lanka change between 1920 and 2010? (2) What is the Crude Death Rate in the Philippines and Germany? (3) Why does Germany appear to have a higher death rate than the Philippines? (4) What is the natural increase of the Philippines and Germany? (5) How useful are life tables for analysing popilation?
VIDEO VAULT - International Migration (Karmavision) Topic - International Migration (1) How does migration often benefit girls in LEDCs? (2) How many global migrants are there? (3) How does migration alleviate poverty in LEDCs?
VIDEO VAULT - White Australia Policy Topic - National Migration Policy (1) How were European migrants encouraged to migrate to Australia? (2) Why did Australia require a migration policy? (3) Why did the White Australia Policy provoke strong opposition from other countries? (4) How were the native aboriginal population dealt with as part of the harsh migration policy?
VIDEO VAULT - White Australia Policy Topic - National Migration Policy (1) How many skilled migrants entered Australia between 2009 and 2011? (2) How many skilled workers will be needed over the next four years? (3) Why is there a skills shortage in Australia? (4) Where do migrants come from? (5) What job vacancies are being filled?
VIDEO VAULT - China's One Child Policy Topic - National Fertility Policy (1) Discuss the positive and negative impacts of the One Child Policy? (2) Should the policy be retained or scrapped in China? What is your opinion? |
