the study of population: its size, composition and change over time

the number of births for every 1000 people in a population per year

when a population grows in size as result of the birth rate being higher than the death rate

an age-sex graph used to present the structure of a population (that may resemble a pyramid)

a theoretical model that suggests how birth rate, death rate and total population change over time

Development and demography

Geography

This unit teaches pupils about global economic development. Pupils learn how, using a variety of measures, economic development is unequal and how this is reflected in demographic characteristics. Pupils learn about the causes and consequences of inequality and consider how they can be reduced.

Global inequalities

As countries develop socially and economically, women choose to start a family later and have fewer children so the country's {{}} will fall.

A population pyramid shows the {{}} structure of a population.

The {{}} transition model is a theoretical model that suggests how birth rate, death rate and population change over time.

the number of births for every 1000 people in a population, per year.

the population grows as birth rate is higher than death rate.

the average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime.

Match the term with the correct definition.

A {{}} dependency ratio shows that a large proportion of the population is young or old and depends on working-age people to support them.

progress in economic growth and quality of life

What term describes what happens when birth rate is higher than death rate?

The number of deaths of children under the age of {{}} for every 1000 live births is known as the infant mortality rate.

Average years of {{}} is a social measure of development. It tells us about the opportunity people in general have had to gain skills within a country.

Developed countries often have {{}} birth rates due to better access to contraception and education.

Many {{}} have a youthful population and therefore a high birth rate and lower death rate.

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