Population: Knowledge specifications
According to the Geography curriculum KS3 pupils should 'understand, through the use of detailed place exemplars at a variety of scales, the key processes in human geography relating to population'.
Students will need to learn about the following at KS3:
Please click on the following link to find a detailed specification for GCSE Population change based on AQA paper A: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/subjects/AQA-9030-W-SP-14.PDF
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Students will need to learn about the following at KS3:
- The distribution of the population around the world, using terms such as sparsely, moderately or densely populated.
- The reasons behind the pattern of the world's population distribution such as; the influences of climate, the landscape/relief and the raw materials in an area. (use examples).
- The population distribution in the UK and specific explanations for this.
- Push and pull factors of different areas.
- World population growth and the difference between MEDC's and LEDC's.
- Reasons for changes within a population including influences and causes of change to birth rates, death rates, life expectancy and migration.
- Population structures and population pyramids; how to read them, how to draw them and to know what can change them.
- The population structure and population pyramid for the UK.
- Regional, national and international migration; causes and effects on the place they are leaving and the place they are moving too.
- Migration specific to the UK.
- The demographic transition model: the characteristics of its five stages, examples of countries at each stage.
- Birth rates, death rates and natural increase/decrease.
- Complex influences on population change such as: urbanisation, agricultural change, education and the emancipation of women.
- Social, economical and political implications of population change.
- The need for sustainable development.
- The possible reasons for population growth in countries at different development stages (include case studies). For example advances in medicine, hygiene, the industrial revolution, the agricultural revolution, economic values of having larger families, religion and contraception.
- The possible reasons for population decline in countries at different development stages (include case studies). For example an epidemic, disease, crop failure, war, low fertility rates, and people not wanting as many children.
- Strategies or policies to control the population with case studies e.g. China.
- Impacts of having an aging population in the UK, particularly on future economic development.
- Strategies of policies in the EU for aging populations.
- Over population, under population, optimum population and how these affect a person's quality of life.
- The reasons for voluntary and involuntary migration.
- Migration within the EU including a focus on economic movements and refugees with a consideration of their impacts.
For KS4 students will also need a detailed understanding of the following:
Please click on the following link to find a detailed specification for GCSE Population change based on AQA paper A: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/subjects/AQA-9030-W-SP-14.PDF
Please click the 'Next' button to go to the third page on Population.