AS GEOGRAPHYCOURSE OUTLINE

Basic Structure

• Module 1 – Core Concepts in Physical Geography (Mr Gillespie)

• Module 2 – Core Concepts in Human Geography (Miss Jordan)

• Module 3 – Geographical Skills (both teachers)

Assessment

• Module 1 – 1 hour exam – 35%• Module 2 – 1 hour exam – 35%• Module 3 – 1 hour exam – 30%

Human Geography

• 3 units of approximately 9 weeks each– Population dynamics– Settlement processes and patterns– Economic Activity

• Homework every week• Test at the end of each unit

Organisation

• Lever arch folder• Work in date order – oldest work at the front• Therefore you need to date all of your work!

Population (demographic) change

Lesson Objectives

• Know what natural population change is• Understand what factors affect birth and

death rate• Be able to describe how BR and DR vary

around the world• Be able to explain why BR and DR vary• Investigate the relationship between 2 sets of

variables using Geographical skills

How many people are there?

• How many people do you think there are in the world?

• Write you guess on your post it.

• Were you right?

• How many do you think there will be at the end of the lesson?

Jelly Babies Game

• Number each person in your group with a post-it note

• You are a country – give yourself a name• Divide up the jelly babies so that everyone has

some of each colour (you need about 12)• Leave the rest in the middle of the table

Jelly Babies Game

• Green - Ethnic minorities• Red - People aged over 65• Blue - Adult males• Yellow - Adult females• Pink - Female children• Orange - Male children

Shuffle the ‘chance’ cards and put them in the middle.Take it in turns to take a card and follow the instructions.

Natural population change

• The world’s population has shown constant growth due to the number of people being born exceeding the number of deaths.

• In very few countries has that relationship ever been the other way around so global population growth has continued.

• Current projections suggest that population growth has now peaked and is slowing down.

Natural population change

• By 2050, estimates suggest that world population will be between 7.3 and 10.7 billion.

• The bulk of this growth is expected to take place in LEDCs.

Factors influencing population growth

Making Notes

• P109-110– Places with very high and low birth rates– Factors affecting fertility

• P110-111– Places with very high and low death rates– Factors affecting mortality

Key terminology

• Birth rate• Death rate• Fertility• Infant mortality• Life expectancy• Longevity• Natural change

How can this data help us to explain why birth rates and death rates vary

in countries around the world?

Bowen and Pallister; P150