DO NOW:

✔ Write the title of this theme.

✔ Find graph/ square paper

Theme 1:
Population and settlement
 Population growth
Learning objectives
To describe how the world’s population has grown and suggest a
range of reasons for changes to population numbers globally.

DO NOW:
✔ Write the title, date and learning objective in your digital workbooks or
notebook (ready to photo later)
✔ Create a mind map/ list of anything you know about “Population”
 Population refers to the inhabitants of a
What is population? certain area (e.g. city, country, continent)

The study of population is called demographics. It is an important

part of Geography.

Watch population video

How has the world’s population changed?
✔ Use the data here to create a line graph; showing the world’s population growth
from 1800 to (projected) 2100, on graph paper if you have it, if not you can try
drawing it on google sheets/ excel.
✔ Answer the questions below.

1804 1927 1960 1974 1987 1999 2011 2025 2042 2083 2100

1bn 2bn 3bn 4bn 5bn 6bn 7bn 8bn 9bn 10bn 10.2bn

1. How many years did it take for the

world’s population to go from:
a) 1 to 2 billion?
b) 6 to 7 billion?
2. Suggest two problems that may be
experienced in the year 2100 due to
population growth.

Extension: Suggest what reasons there

may be for the population growth
slowing down in the future.
1804 1927 1960 1974 1987 1999 2011 2025 2042 2083 2100

1bn 2bn 3bn 4bn 5bn 6bn 7bn 8bn 9bn 10bn 10.2bn

1. How many years did it take for the

world’s population to go from:
a) 1 to 2 billion?
b) 6 to 7 billion?
2. Suggest two problems that may be
experienced in the year 2100 due to
population growth.

Extension: Suggest what

reasons there may be for the
population growth slowing
down in the future.
 Write out each of the key terms and
Key terms then write out the correct definition to
go with each one.

The difference between the birth rate and the death

Birth rate
rate.

Death If the death rate is higher than the birth rate, the
(mortality) rate population will fall.

Natural The number of people who die in a country in one

change year, per 1,000 population.

Natural The number of babies who are born in a country in

increase one year, per 1,000 population.

Natural If the birth rate is higher than the death rate, the
decrease population will rise.
 Key terms match up… answers
The difference between the birth rate and the death
Birth rate
rate.

Death If the death rate is higher than the birth rate, the
(mortality) rate population will fall.

Natural The number of people who die in a country in one

change year, per 1,000 population.

Natural The number of babies who are born in a country in

increase one year, per 1,000 population.

Natural If the birth rate is higher than the death rate, the
decrease population will rise.
Natural change
Natural change is the difference between birth rates and death rates. If birth
rates are higher, then there will be natural increase, whereas if death rates are
higher then there will be natural decrease.

NATURAL CHANGE IN NATURAL CHANGE IN NATURAL CHANGE IN

CAMEROON THE UK JAPAN

The BR of The BR of the The BR of Japan

Cameroon is 36 UK is 12 is 8

The DR of The DR of the The DR of Japan is

Cameroon is 13 UK is 8 9

So the natural change is… So the natural change is… So the natural change is…
Natural change
Natural change is the difference between birth rates and death rates. If birth
rates are higher, then there will be natural increase, whereas if death rates are
higher then there will be natural decrease.

NATURAL CHANGE IN NATURAL CHANGE IN NATURAL CHANGE IN

CAMEROON THE UK JAPAN

The BR of The BR of the The BR of Japan

Cameroon is 36 UK is 12 is 8

The DR of The DR of the The DR of Japan is

Cameroon is 13 UK is 8 9

So the natural change is… So the natural change is… So the natural change is…

Increase +23 Increase +4 Decrease -1

Natural change
Tasks:
1. Use a full page in your book to create the table below.
2. Look at the shared documents – add as many as you can to your table. You will need
to decide which column to put them into!

Birth rates Death rates

Extension:
Try to think of
and add at least
two more factors
Rise
to each box in
your table.

Fall
Lack of birth control or
family planning.
Famine (lack of food).
Easy access to advanced
medical care.
 Lots of disease
(e.g. malaria,
HIV/Aids, Cholera).
Education, particularly for girls, about the
benefits of a smaller family.
Lack of resources e.g. petrol,
food, water.
Many families own farms which need
their children to work on them.
Women are more focused on their career
than having children.
 Government control over the number of
children you are allowed (e.g. the One Child
Policy in China).
War and conflict.
Good access
to clean
water
supplies.
Girls get married at a younger age meaning
they start having children earlier.
Children are educated about good hygiene and
healthy eating.
Birth and death
rates globally
Task
Write a paragraph describing the
pattern of birth and death rates
globally.

Within your paragraph you must

include:
• Pattern of birth rates
• Pattern of death rates
• Names of continents / regions /
countries
• Descriptive words e.g. high /
low / moderate

Extension: Are there any anomalies

within the data? Any countries you
would expect to be high but are
low / vice-versa?
 BUG the question
B - Box the command word

Exam question U - underline the keywords

G - go back over and reread and check marks available

Explain why many poorer parts of the world tend to experience

high rates of natural increase (6 marks)

Guidance:
• What is natural increase?
• Example countries?
• Describe at least two factors
which result in high natural
increase
• Explain the factors – link them
to birth rates / death rates
But populations don’t only change
due to birth/deaths…
 Review
• Learning objectives
To describe how the world’s population has grown and
suggest a range of reasons for changes to population
numbers globally.