The future of the world's population
I can describe different theories of population change and understand that climate change will impact population change.
The future of the world's population
I can describe different theories of population change and understand that climate change will impact population change.
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Key learning points
- There are different theories about how population will change in the future.
- The population of some places around the world is likely to significantly increase.
- The population of some places around the world is likely to decrease.
- Climate change will have an impact on the movement of people around the world.
Keywords
Population density - the number of people living in a defined area, e.g. 300 people per square kilometre
Climate change - a large-scale and long-term change in the planet’s climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures
Migration - moving from one place to another with the intention of staying there
Common misconception
World population increses equally across the globe.
Population is expected to increase in some parts of the world but in other areas the population is expected to decrease.
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