Population Change and the Demographic Transition Model
Geography · Year 9 · Population and Urbanisation · Summer Term

Population Change and the Demographic Transition Model

Explore the reasons for global population growth by examining birth rates, death rates, and how the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) helps to explain population change over time.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsThe National Curriculum for England: Geography KS3 - Human Geography: Population

About This Topic

Explore the reasons for global population growth by examining birth rates, death rates, and how the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) helps to explain population change over time.

Key Questions

  1. Explain how birth rates and death rates combine to cause natural population change.
  2. Analyse the characteristics of a country in Stage 2 of the DTM compared to one in Stage 4.
  3. Evaluate the usefulness of the Demographic Transition Model for predicting a country's future.

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