Friday, 16 January 2009

S4 - Population



For the population topic must be able to:


* Census - What is a census, why do we take a census, what are the problems?


* Use population pyramids to describe population change


* Use a map to descibe the population distribution of an area


* Explain why areas are densely or sparsely populated


* Understand terms - birth rate, death rate, infant mortality


* Explain the demographic transition model


* Describe the impact of a growing and an ageing population


* Explain migration push/pull factors






Check out http://www.scalloway.org.uk/definitions.htm for more information and help with this topic

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