Population and Migration · Term 2

Demographic Transitions

Analyzing why population growth rates vary significantly between different stages of economic development.

Key Questions

  1. Evaluate the socioeconomic consequences of a rapidly aging population.
  2. Analyze how gender roles influence national birth rates.
  3. Justify whether a country can ever be truly overpopulated relative to its resources.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Human Settlement and Patterns - Grade 12ON: Population Issues: Geographic Perspectives - Grade 12
Grade: Grade 12
Subject: Geography
Unit: Population and Migration
Period: Term 2

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