Here are some key points to include in your response: - Countries with high population growth (many LEDCs) tend to have lower levels of consumption per person as resources must be spread across more people. Examples could include parts of Africa and Asia. - MEDCs with low or zero population growth like parts of Europe and East Asia tend to have higher levels of consumption per person as economic output is concentrated among fewer people. - However, consumption levels are also influenced by development indicators like GDP per capita. Some high population growth countries may have relatively high consumption if they have strong economies (e.g. parts of Middle East). - Sustainable development is challenging for countries with both high population growth and low development indicators as

1. Do now…
• Maps from memory.
• Draw a map of the
world.
• Label each continent.
• Label a country in each
continent.

3. How and why are there variations
between the population structures of
countries?
Why is global population changing?

5. Homework – Population growth is all about babies
Explain the term ‘natural increase’ ………………………………………………………………………………
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Explain the term ‘natural decrease’ ………………… ……………………………………………………..….
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When did the population explosion begin? Why did it occur? ……………………………..….
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What is ‘exponential growth’? ……………………………………………………………………………………
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Why are some parts of the world sparsely populated while others are densely
populated? Explain using examples. ………………………………………………………..
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8. Exam Qs
a. Describe the distribution of countries with the
lowest rates of natural increase versus those with
the highest rates of natural increase. (4)
b. Identify and compare two countries : one with
low and one with high rates of natural increase.
Use comparisons such as MEDC, LEDC and other
development indicators to suggest why these
differences exist. (6)
Use this from
last week
Hint…

9. Help!
Distribution just means pattern : so identify a pattern of countries and their
populations. Natural increase is whether a population is growing or declining
(based on birth rate – death rate).
a. The countries with the lowest natural increase rates are found mostly
in………………………….whereas countries with highest natural increase are found
in…………………………. . For example, on average the continent / countries of
…………………………………… (pick an area) have highest increase, whereas the
countries / continents of ………………………………. have lowest increase.
b. One country that has high natural increase rates is …………………………. (pick a
country from the map), the percentage increase is …………………..% One
country with low natural increase is ……………………………… at ……..% The first is
an LEDC because…………………………………which means natural increase will be
higher because…………………………….. . Whereas the second country is an MEDC
because…………………………………………so therefore natural increase is low due
to……………………….
Consider:
Development indicators like birth rate, death rate, literacy, infant mortality, access to doctors.
Access / education on contraception and birth control.
Patterns of work, e.g. women in work, education for women, cultural differences.

10. Country
2012
population
Birth rate Death rate
Natural
increase /
decrease
Projected
population
2050
UK 63,212,800 13 9 +4 79,555,900
China 1,350,378,000 12 7 +5 1,310,651,000
+10 more
countries…
China: why a natural INCREASE in population today,
but a DECREASE in population by 2050?
Task:
1. Access the population reference bureau website.
2. Complete your table of data, ensuring to choose a balanced mix of LEDC’s and MEDC’s.
3. Plot each country on a world map and shade to show natural increase or decrease.
http://www.prb.org/DataFinder/Topic.aspx

11. For example….

13. Population change vs Consumption
Is there a relationship between rates of
population change and levels of consumption?
Explain your response using both MEDC and
LEDC examples, and include links to
development indicators in your answer.
8 marks.