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Geography

Year 7

1. My Personal Geography

What will I do?

What is Geography?

Blackpool Aspire map

Field sketching skills

School environment fieldwork

My route to school

The North-West of England map

Blackpool in the UK

Blackpool in Europe

Blackpool in the world

How will I be assessed:

Baseline assessment

My personal geography assessment

My personal geography homework project

2. Ordnance Survey Mapwork

What will I do?

Direction

Using scale

Map symbols

Four-figure grid references

Six-figure grid references

Showing height

Contours

Describing a route


Ordnance Survey map work assessment

Map work homework project

3. Weather and Climate

What will I do?

Britain’s weather

Recording the weather

Clouds

Forecasting the weather

Microclimate study

Rainfall

Pressure

Climate Graphs

Analysing climate graphs


Weather and Climate assessment

Weather and climate homework project

4. How we work

What will I do?

The ideal farmer

Arable farming

Hill sheep farming

Organic farming

Diversification

The farming enquiry

The Countryside Code

Manufacturing


The Farming Enquiry

Farming homework project

5. Water and Rivers

What will I do?

Water Use

The Hydrological Cycle

The Drainage Basin

Weathering

Waterfalls

Meanders

Causes of River flooding

The Bangladesh Floods


Rivers assessment

Water and Rivers homework project

6. Glaciation and Coasts

What will I do?

Glaciation and Ice Ages

The formation of a Glacier

The formation of a Corrie

Other glacial landforms

Tourism in glaciated areas

Waves

Coastal erosion

Longshore drift

Cliff collapse

Coastal defences


Coasts assessment

Coasts homework project

Year 8

1. An Introduction to World Issues

What will I do?

World Features

Longitude and latitude

Development

The trade game

Fair Trade


World Features assessment / Fair trade assessment

2. Focus on Brazil

What will I do?

Mapping Brazil and its physical regions

Climate

Rainforest Structure

Rainforest animals

Rainforest destruction

People of Brazil

Migration

The Favelas


Rainforest Journal assessment

Favela Assessment

Brazil homework project

3. Focus on China

What will I do?

Mapping China

China exports

Rural to urban migration

Communism

Rapid population growth

The One Child Policy


One Child Policy assessment

China homework project

4. Focus on Botswana

What will I do?

Mapping Botswana

How developed?

The Kalahari Desert

The San Bushmen

Diamonds in Botswana

Conflict Diamonds

AIDS in Botswana


Conflict Diamonds assessment

Botswana homework project

5. Focus on Russia

What will I do?

Mapping Russia

An Arctic Country

Russia’s development

Pollution in Russia

Endangered Species in Russia

Conservation in Russia

Moscow


Russia assessment

Russia homework project

Year 9

1. Global Issues

What will I do?

Climate Change: causes, effects , responses

Acid Rain

Energy Resources

Electricity

Fracking: good or bad?

Oil

Endangered Species

International agreements

School environment survey


Global Issues assessment

Global Issues homework project

2. Sustainable Development

What will I do?

What is sustainable development?

Las Vegas and water resources

The Grand Canyon

Dubai


Dubai assessment

Sustainable Development homework project

3. Plate Tectonics

What will I do?

Structure of the earth

Plate boundaries

Locating volcanoes and earthquakes

Mt St Helens volcanic eruption

Earthquake measurement

Haiti earthquake

Responding to earthquakes

Boxing Day 2004 tsunami


Volcano assessment

Tsunami assessment

Volcanoes and Earthquakes homework project

4. Global Conflict

What will I do?

Conflict today

Causes of conflict

Impact on geography of conflict

Military spending

Children at war

The Middle East

Afghanistan

Conflict and me


Conflict assessment

Conflict homework project

5. Antarctica

What will I do?

Introducing Antarctica

Polluting Antarctica

The Antarctic Treaty

Destination Antarctica

Holiday Antarctica

Antarctic Exploration

Living on Antarctica


Antarctica assessment

Antarctica homework project

GCSE Geography

Year 10

1. The Restless Earth

What will I do?

Do you know what a plate and a plate margin are?

Do you know where the major plates are located?

What is a continental plate? What are its characteristics?

What is an oceanic plate? What are its characteristics?

Can you explain what happens at a destructive plate margin and the landforms that occur?

Can you explain what happens at a constructive plate margin and the landforms that occur?

Can you explain what happens at a conservative plate margin?

Can you describe the location of fold mountains and explain how they are formed?

Can you describe the location of ocean trenches and explain how they are formed? Can you describe the location of composite volcanoes and explain how they are formed?

Can you describe the location of shield volcanoes and explain how they are formed?

Andes fold Mountains Case Study – how are the mountains used for farming?

Andes fold Mountains Case Study – how are the mountains used for hydroelectric power?

Andes fold Mountains Case Study – how are the mountains used for mining?

Andes fold Mountains Case Study – how are the mountains used for tourism?

Andes fold Mountains Case Study – How do people adapt to limited communications?

Andes fold Mountains Case Study - How do people adapt to steep relief (mountains)?

Andes fold Mountains Case Study - How do people adapt to poor soils?

Volcanic Eruption Case Study – the cause of the eruption?

Volcanic Eruption Case Study – the primary and secondary effects of the eruption?

Volcanic Eruption Case Study – the positive and negative impacts of the eruption?

Volcanic Eruption Case Study – the immediate and long term responses of the eruption?

Can you describe and explain how volcanoes can be predicted and monitored?

Can you describe the characteristics of a supervolcano and explain why it is different to a volcano?

Supervolcano, Yellowstone, USA – what are the characteristics of this Supervolcano?

Supervolcano, Yellowstone, USA – what would be the likely global effects of an eruption?

Can you describe the location and the cause of earthquakes?

Can you describe the location of the epicentre of an earthquake and explain what the epicentre is?

Can you describe the location of the focus of an earthquake and explain what the focus is? Can you describe the location of the shock waves of an earthquake and explain what shockwaves are?

Can you describe how the Richter Scale is used to measure earthquakes?

Can you describe how the Mercalli Scale is used to measure earthquakes?

Can you describe how the two earthquake measurement scales (Mercalli and Richter) are different?

Earthquake in a Rich Country – the specific cause of the earthquake?

Earthquake in a Rich Country – the primary and secondary effects of the earthquake?

Earthquake in a Rich Country – the immediate and long term responses to the earthquake?

Earthquake in a Rich Country – the need to predict, protect and prepare for future earthquakes.

Earthquake in a Poor Country – the specific cause of the earthquake?

Earthquake in a Poor Country – the primary and secondary effects of the earthquake?

Earthquake in a Poor Country – the immediate and long term responses to the earthquake? Earthquake in a Poor Country – the need to predict, protect and prepare for future earthquakes.

Can you compare and contrast the two earthquakes in terms of effects and responses? (how are the effects and responses similar or different?)

Can you describe what a tsunami is and how they are formed? How do tsunamis link to earthquakes?

Tsunami Case Study – The cause of the tsunami?

Tsunami Case Study – The effects of the tsunami?

Tsunami Case Study – The responses to the tsunami?

How will I be assessed?

Restless Earth end of unit assessment

Homework: Two GCSE questions per week related to the content covered that week

2. The Living World

What will I do?

Do you know what an ecosystem is?

Can you name a small-scale ecosystem?

Do you understand how an ecosystem works – what is a consumer and how do they fit into an ecosystem?

Do you understand how an ecosystem works – what is a decomposer and how do they fit into an ecosystem?

Do you understand how an ecosystem works – what is a producer and how do they fit into an ecosystem?

What is the nutrient cycle and how does it work? Where would you find a nutrient cycle?

Do you know what a food chain and a food web are? Could you draw them? What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

Can you describe and explain how a food web or chain can change? What would happen if something was removed and/or added to the food chain? Temperate Deciduous Woodland – do you know where they are located in the world (global distribution)?

Temperate Deciduous Woodland – what are the characteristics of the soil, climate and vegetation?

Temperate Deciduous Woodland – can you describe and explain how vegetation adapts to the climate and soils?

Tropical Rainforest – what are the characteristics of the soil, climate and vegetation?

Tropical Rainforest – do you know where they are located in the world (global distribution)?

Tropical Rainforest - can you describe and explain how vegetation adapts to the climate and soils?

Hot Desert – what are the characteristics of the soil, climate and vegetation?

Hot Desert – do you know where they are located in the world (global distribution)?

Hot Desert – can you describe and explain how vegetation adapts to the climate and soils?

Temperate Deciduous Woodland Case Study (Epping Forest, UK) – can you describe how the woodland is used to harvest timber and timber products?

Temperate Deciduous Woodland Case Study (Epping Forest, UK) – can you describe how the woodland is used for recreation?

Temperate Deciduous Woodland Case Study (Epping Forest, UK) – can you describe how the woodland is used for conservation?

Temperate Deciduous Woodland Case Study (Epping Forest, UK) – Can you describe and explain ways in which the woodland is managed by controlled felling (pollarding)?

Temperate Deciduous Woodland Case Study (Epping Forest, UK) – Can you describe and explain ways in which the woodland is managed by replanting?

Temperate Deciduous Woodland Case Study (Epping Forest, UK) – Can you describe and explain ways in which the woodland is managed by planning for recreational use and conservation?

Tropical Rainforest Case Study (Amazon) – can you describe and explain why farming is a cause of deforestation?

Tropical Rainforest Case Study (Amazon) – can you describe and explain why slash and burn is a cause of deforestation? Tropical Rainforest Case Study (Amazon) – can you describe and explain why commercial ranching is a cause of deforestation?

Tropical Rainforest Case Study (Amazon) – can you describe and explain why logging is a cause of deforestation?

Tropical Rainforest Case Study (Amazon) – can you describe and explain why mineral extraction is a cause of deforestation?

Tropical Rainforest Case Study (Amazon) – can you describe and explain why road building and population pressure is a cause of deforestation?

Tropical Rainforest Case Study (Amazon) – can you explain economic impacts of deforestation? Tropical Rainforest Case Study (Amazon) - can you explain social impacts of deforestation?

Tropical Rainforest Case Study (Amazon) - can you explain political impacts of deforestation?

Tropical Rainforest Case Study (Amazon) - can you explain environmental impacts of deforestation?

Tropical Rainforest Case Study (Amazon) – can you describe and explain how selective logging and replanting can be used to manage the rainforest sustainably?

Tropical Rainforest Case Study (Amazon) – can you describe and explain how ecotourism can be used to manage the rainforest sustainably?

Tropical Rainforest Case Study (Amazon) – can you describe and explain how protection can be used to manage the rainforest sustainably? Tropical Rainforest Case Study (Amazon) – can you describe and explain how reducing the demand for tropical hardwoods can be used to manage the rainforest sustainably?

Tropical Rainforest Case Study (Amazon) – can you describe and explain how reducing Brazil’s debt can be used to manage the rainforest sustainably? Hot Desert in a rich Country (Nevada Desert) – can you describe and explain how and why the desert is used for irrigation and commercial farming?

Hot Desert in a rich Country (Nevada Desert) – can you describe and explain how and why the desert is used for mineral extraction?

Hot Desert in a rich Country (Nevada Desert) – can you describe and explain how and why the desert is used for commercial farming?

Hot Desert in a rich Country (Nevada Desert) – can you describe and explain how and why the desert is used for retirement migration?

Hot Desert in a rich Country (Nevada Desert) – can you describe and explain how and why the desert is used for tourism?

Hot Desert in a rich Country (Nevada Desert) – can you describe and explain how the desert is being managed sustainably to meet the challenges it faces?

Hot Desert in a poor Country (Thar Desert) – can you describe and explain how and why the desert is used for irrigation and commercial farming? Hot Desert in a poor Country (Thar Desert) – can you describe and explain how and why the desert is used by hunters and gatherers?

Hot Desert in a poor Country (Thar Desert) – can you describe and explain how and why the desert is used for irrigation and farming?

Hot Desert in a poor Country (Thar Desert) – can you describe and explain how the desert is being managed sustainably to meet the challenges it faces?


Living World end of unit assessment


3. Water on the Land

What will I do?

Can you describe the features of a river and its drainage basin (channel, tributary, watershed, drainage basin, source, mouth)?

Erosion Processes – Can you describe where and how hydraulic action erodes a river channel?

Erosion Processes – Can you describe where and how abrasion erodes a river channel?

Erosion Processes – Can you describe where and how attrition erodes a river channel? Erosion Processes – Can you describe where and how solution erodes a river channel?

Can you describe when and where a river would erode vertically? Can you describe when and where a river would erode laterally?

Transportation Processes – can you describe how and when, a river’s load (material) would be transported by traction?

Transportation Processes – can you describe how and when, a river’s load (material) would be transported by saltation?

Transportation Processes – can you describe how and when, a river’s load (material) would be transported by suspension?

Transportation Processes – can you describe how and when, a river’s load (material) would be transported by solution? Can you describe how and why a river would deposit its load?

Can you describe the different sizes of material that would be carried by a river and where you would different sizes of load along the river’s course? Can you describe and explain the characteristics of a river’s cross profile in the upper course of its journey?

Can you describe and explain the characteristics of a river’s cross profile in the middle course of its journey?

Can you describe and explain the characteristics of a river’s cross profile in the lower course of its journey?

Can you describe the characteristics of a river’s long profile?

Erosional Landforms – Waterfalls and Gorges – can you describe and explain their formation using words and diagrams?

Erosional and Depositional Landforms – Meanders, River Cliffs and Slip Off Slopes - can you describe and explain their formation using words and diagrams?

Erosional and Depositional Landforms – Ox Bow Lakes - can you describe and explain their formation using words and diagrams?

Depositional Landforms – Levees and Floodplains - can you describe and explain their formation using words and diagrams?

Can you label a flood hydrograph correctly (precipitation, interception, surface storage, infiltration, throughflow, surface runoff, percolation, groundwater, groundwater flow, evaporation, transpiration)?

Can you describe and explain, using hydrological cycle keywords, the journey of a rain drop from the atmosphere to the river in a forested area?

Can you describe and explain, using hydrological cycle keywords, the journey of a rain drop from the atmosphere to the river in an urban area? Can you describe and explain how different temperatures can affect a river’s discharge?

Can you describe and explain how previous weather conditions can affect a

river’s discharge?

Can you describe and explain how relief can affect a river’s discharge?

Can you describe and explain how the amount and type of rainfall can affect a river’s discharge?

Can you describe and explain how rock type (impermeable, permeable, porous and pervious) can affect a river’s discharge? Can you describe and explain how urbanisation can affect a river’s discharge?

Can you describe and explain how deforestation can affect a river’s discharge?

Can you label a flood hydrograph to show peak rainfall, peak discharge and lag time?

Can you describe how a flood hydrograph would change with different rock types, rainfall, temperature, relief and land use?

Can you describe and explain the PHYSICAL causes of flooding, including prolonged rain, heavy rain, snowmelt and relief?

Can you describe and explain the HUMAN causes of flooding, including deforestation and urbanisation (building towns and cities)?

Can you describe the frequency (number of) and location of flood events in the UK over the last 20 years?

Rich Country Flood Case Study (Cumbria, UK) – can you describe and explain the effects of the flood?

Rich Country Flood Case Study (Cumbria, UK) – can you describe and explain the responses to the flood?

Poor Country Flood Case Study (Pakistan) – can you describe and explain the effects of the flood?

Poor Country Flood Case Study (Pakistan) – can you describe and explain the responses to the flood? Reducing Floods by using Hard Engineering – Can you describe how dam and reservoir would reduce river flooding? What are the advantages and disadvantages of dams and reservoirs?

Reducing Floods by using Hard Engineering – Can you describe how straightening the river course would reduce river flooding? What are the advantages and disadvantages of straightening the river course?

Reducing Floods by using Soft Engineering – Can you describe how flood warnings would reduce river flooding? What are the advantages and disadvantages of flood warnings?

Reducing Floods by using Soft Engineering – Can you describe how preparing for a flood would reduce river flooding? What are the advantages and disadvantages of preparing for a flood?

Reducing Floods by using Soft Engineering – Can you describe how flood plain zoning would reduce river flooding? What are the advantages and disadvantages of flood plain zoning?

Reducing Floods by using Soft Engineering – Can you describe how doing nothing would reduce river flooding? What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing nothing?

Water Supply Case Study – Lake Vyrnwy, Wales – Why was this reservoir and dam built? Why is Wales and area of water surplus and why is Liverpool an area of water deficit?

Water Supply Case Study – Lake Vyrnwy, Wales – what were the economic effects of building the dam and reservoir?

Water Supply Case Study – Lake Vyrnwy, Wales – what were the social effects of building the dam and reservoir?

Water Supply Case Study – Lake Vyrnwy, Wales – what were the environmental

effects of building the dam and reservoir?

How can water supply across the UK be more sustainable?


Water on the Land end of unit assessment


4. Changing Urban Environments

What will I do?

Can you describe the meaning of the term ‘rural to urban migration’?

Can you describe and explain the push factors that cause rural to urban migration?

Can you describe and explain the pull factors that cause rural to urban migration?

Can you describe the pace of urbanisation in rich countries? Can you describe the pace of urbanisation in poor countries?

Can you name some of the world’s largest cities (both rich and poor)?

Can you describe the location, function and land use of the CBD?

Can you describe the location, function and land use of the inner city?

Can you describe the location, function and land use of the suburbs? Can you describe the location, function and land use of the rural-urban fringe?

Problems in Rich Urban Areas – Housing – can you describe the problems with housing in the UK?

Problems in Rich Urban Areas – Housing – can you describe the meaning of the terms ‘brownfield site’ and ‘greenfield site’? Where would they usually be located?

Problems in Rich Urban Areas – Housing – can you describe and explain the problems and benefits of building housing on brownfield sites in inner cities?

Problems in Rich Urban Areas – Housing – can you describe and explain the problems and benefits of building housing on greenfield sites on the rural-urban fringe?

Problems in Rich Urban Areas – Urban Development Corporations in the Inner City – can you describe what Salford Quays was like before regeneration? Problems in Rich Urban Areas – Urban Development Corporations in the Inner City – can you describe what an Urban Development Corporation is?

Problems in Rich Urban Areas – Urban Development Corporations in the Inner City – can you describe and explain what the Urban Development corporation did to improve and regenerate Salford Quays? Problems in Rich Urban Areas – Traffic – can you describe and explain the effects of traffic on the environment?

Problems in Rich Urban Areas – Traffic – can you describe and explain at least one solution aimed at reducing the impact of traffic (park and ride, congestion charge, Metrolink)? Problems in Rich Urban Areas – Revitalising the Image of the CBD – can you describe the problems of Blackpool’s CBD prior to rejuvenation?

Problems in Rich Urban Areas – Revitalising the Image of the CBD – can you describe and explain how Blackpool’s CBD has been improved over recent years?

Problems in Rich Urban Areas – Ethnic Segregation – can you describe what the

term ‘ethnic segregation’ means?

Problems in Rich Urban Areas – Ethnic Segregation – can you explain the reasons for ethnic segregation in cities? Problems in Rich Urban Areas – Ethnic Segregation – can you describe and explain the ways that ethnic segregation could be reduced (multiculturalism)?

Sustainable Urban Living – can you name the six features that make a city sustainable?

Sustainable Urban Living – Bedzed / Curitiba Case Study – can you describe how this area conserves and protects historic and natural environments?

Sustainable Urban Living – Bedzed / Curitiba Case Study – can you describe how this area uses brownfield sites?

Sustainable Urban Living – Bedzed / Curitiba Case Study – can you describe how this area reduces and safely disposes of waste (recycling)?

Sustainable Urban Living – Bedzed / Curitiba Case Study – can you describe how this area provides adequate open spaces?

Sustainable Urban Living – Bedzed / Curitiba Case Study – can you describe how this area provides an efficient public transport system?

Sustainable Urban Living – Bedzed / Curitiba Case Study – can you describe how this area involves local people in decision making?

Squatter Settlement Case Study - Can you describe the characteristics of a squatter settlement? What do they look like, what facilities would they not have? Where would they be located?

Squatter Settlement Case Study - Can you explain the how living in a squatter settlement affects the lives of the people living there?

Can you describe and explain the informal sector? Squatter Settlement Case Study - Can you describe the attempts made to improve squatter settlements by the people that live there?

Squatter Settlement Case Study – can you describe and explain self help schemes? Squatter Settlement Case Study – can you describe and explain site and service schemes?

Can you describe the difficulties of disposing of waster in poor cities? Can you describe and explain the effects of air pollution and ways to manage air pollution?

Can you describe and explain the effects of water pollution and ways to manage water pollution?


Changing Urban Environments end of unit assessment


5. Tourism

What will I do?

Can you describe and explain the reasons for the growth in world tourism including social and economic factors, along with improvements in technology and the expansion of holiday choice.

Can you describe how and why cities are popular tourist destinations?

Can you describe how and why mountains are popular tourist destinations?

Can you describe how and why coastal areas are popular tourist destinations?

Can you explain how and why the economic importance of tourism varies in different countries (why do some poor countries rely heavily on tourism and rich countries rely less heavily on tourism to make money)?

Can you describe how tourism contributes to the UK economy?

Can you explain how external factors impact on UK tourism (terrorism, airport safety, exchange rates and recession)?

Can you sketch and label the tourist resort life cycle model (Butler Model)?

Can you describe each stage of the Butler Model (exploration, involvement, development, consolidation, stagnation, rejuvenation and decline)?

UK Coastal Resort Case Study – Blackpool – can you describe Blackpool’s growth as a tourist attraction using each stage of the Butler Model?

UK Coastal Resort Case Study – Blackpool – can you explain why Blackpool has become a tourist destination?

UK Coastal Resort Case Study – Blackpool – can you describe and explain how Blackpool has put in place strategies to cope with the impact of large numbers of tourists? UK Coastal Resort Case Study – Blackpool – can you explain how and why Blackpool is in the rejuvenation stage of the Butler Model today?

UK Coastal Resort Case Study – Blackpool – can you explain how Blackpool plans to ensure the continuing success of tourism in the resort?

Can you describe the meaning of the term ‘mass tourism’?

Mass Tourism Case Study – Jamaica – can you describe why tourists are attracted to the tropical tourist island of Jamaica (why do people go)?

Mass Tourism Case Study – Jamaica – can you describe and explain the positive effects of tourism on the economy? Mass Tourism Case Study – Jamaica – can you describe and explain the negative effects of tourism on the economy?

Mass Tourism Case Study – Jamaica – can you describe and explain how the negative economic effects have been reduced?

Mass Tourism Case Study – Jamaica – can you describe and explain the positive effects of tourism on the environment?

Mass Tourism Case Study – Jamaica – can you describe and explain the negative effects of tourism on the environment? Mass Tourism Case Study – Jamaica – can you describe and explain how the negative environmental effects have been reduced?

Can you describe the meaning of the terms ‘extreme tourism’ and ‘adventure holiday’?

Can you explain why people want to take adventure holidays? Can you describe who would most likely go on an adventure holiday?

Extreme Environment Case Study – Antarctica – can you describe and explain why people would want to go here on holiday? What are the attractions? Extreme Environment Case Study – Antarctica – Can you describe and explain the negative environmental effects of tourism on Antarctica? How is the environment being damaged?

Extreme Environment Case Study – Antarctica – Can you describe and explain what is being done to reduce the negative environmental effects? What is being done to protect Antarctica from tourism?

Can you describe the meaning of the term ‘stewardship’?

Can you describe the meaning of the term ‘conservation’?

Ecotourism Case Study – Yachana Eco Lodge, Ecuador – can you describe and explain the features of this resort? What does it look like?

Ecotourism Case Study – Yachana Eco Lodge, Ecuador – Can you describe and explain the ways that ecotourism can benefit the environment?

Ecotourism Case Study – Yachana Eco Lodge, Ecuador – Can you describe and explain the ways that ecotourism can benefit the local economy?

Ecotourism Case Study – Yachana Eco Lodge, Ecuador – Can you describe and explain the ways that ecotourism can benefit the lives of the people (both locals and tourists)?

Ecotourism Case Study – Yachana Eco Lodge, Ecuador – Can you describe and explain ways that this resort is sustainable (protecting the environment, continuing for many years, bringing money into the area without damaging it)?


Tourism end of unit assessment


6. Population Change

What will I do?

Can you describe the meaning of the term ‘exponential growth’ and describe the exponential rate of world population growth?

Can you describe the meanings of the terms birth rate, death rate, natural increase and natural decrease?

Can you sketch the Demographic Transition Model, showing all five stages, birth rate, death rate and population increase / decrease?

Demographic Transition Model Stage 1 – Can you describe what happens to birth rates, death rates and natural population change?

Demographic Transition Model Stage 1 – Can you explain why birth rates and death rates are high and why population totals are low? Demographic Transition Model Stage 1 – Can you name a country or a group of people that would be in stage 1 today?

Demographic Transition Model Stage 1 – Can you describe and sketch a population pyramid and explain what it tells you about the structure of the population?


Demographic Transition Model Stage 2 – Can you explain why birth rates remain high and why death rates are falling and why population totals start to rise?

Demographic Transition Model Stage 2 – Can you name a country that would be in stage 2 today?



Demographic Transition Model Stage 3 – Can you explain why birth rates start to fall and why death continue to fall and why population totals continue to rise?


Demographic Transition Model Stage 3 – Can you describe and sketch a

population pyramid and explain what it tells you about the structure of the population?


Demographic Transition Model Stage 4 – Can you explain why birth rates are low and why death rates are low and why population totals are high?

Demographic Transition Model Stage 4 – Can you name a country that would be in stage 4 today? Demographic Transition Model Stage 4 – Can you describe and sketch a population pyramid and explain what it tells you about the structure of the population?

Demographic Transition Model Stage 5 – Can you describe what happens to birth rates, death rates and natural population change? Demographic Transition Model Stage 5 – Can you explain why birth start to fall and why death rates are low and why population totals start to decrease?



Can you explain how and why urbanisation would make a population decrease? Can you explain how and why agricultural change (changes in farming) would make a population decrease?

Can you explain how and why education would make a population decrease?

Can you explain how and why the emancipation of women would make a population decrease?

Can you explain the social effects of rapid population growth?

Can you explain the economic effects of rapid population growth? Can you explain the political effects of rapid population growth?

What is the meaning of the term ‘sustainable population’?

Rapid Population Growth Case Study – China’s One Child Policy (birth control policy) – can you explain why China chose the one child policy to reduce its population growth?

Rapid Population Growth Case Study – China’s One Child Policy (birth control policy) – what are the rules of the one child policy?

Rapid Population Growth Case Study – China’s One Child Policy (birth control policy) – what are the benefits of the one child policy? Where did it work best?

Rapid Population Growth case Study – China’s One Child Policy (birth control policy) – what are the problems of the one child policy?

Rapid Population Growth Case Study – China’s One Child Policy (birth control policy) – has China achieved a sustainable population?

Rapid Population Growth Case Study – Kerala, India (NON-birth control policy) – how did they use improvements to healthcare to reduce population growth?

Rapid Population Growth Case Study – Kerala, India (NON-birth control policy) – how did they use improvements to education to reduce population growth? Rapid Population Growth Case Study – Kerala, India (NON-birth control policy) – has Kerala achieved a sustainable population?

Ageing Population – can you describe the characteristics of a population pyramid for a country with an ageing population?

Ageing Population – can you describe and explain why and how an ageing population would put pressure on the future economic development of a

country?

Ageing Population – can you describe the meaning of the term ‘dependency ratio’ and explain how a large dependent population would cause problems for a country?

Ageing Population Case Study – UK – can you describe and explain the problems an ageing population has included including healthcare, pensions and social services?

Ageing Population Case Study – UK – can you describe and explain how the UK government has adopted strategies to cope with an ageing population including healthcare, pensions, keeping people working longer and keeping people healthy for longer.

Ageing Population Case Study – Increasing Birth Rates – why would a country want to INCREASE their birth rates?

Ageing Population Case Study – Increasing Birth Rates – can you describe and explain how some countries have created incentives to increase the birth rate? Migration – can you describe the PUSH factors that would cause people to migrate?

Migration – can you describe the PULL factors that would cause people to migrate?

Migration – can you describe the meaning of the terms ‘economic migrant’ and refugee’?

Migration Case Study – Economic Migration from Poland to the UK – can you describe and explain the positive impacts of this migration for both the donor (Poland) and host (UK) countries?

Migration Case Study – Economic Migration from Poland to the UK – can you describe and explain the negative impacts of this migration for both the donor (Poland) and host (UK) countries?

Migration Case Study – Refugee Movement to the EU - can you describe and explain the positive impacts of this migration for both the donor and host countries?

Migration Case Study – Refugee Movement to the EU - can you describe and explain the negative impacts of this migration for both the donor and host countries?


Population Change end of unit assessment


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