3.1 Use the demographic transition model to explain populations’ characteristics and how populations change.
3.3 Examine population change in Ireland and in a developing country.
3.9 Synthesise learning of population, settlement and human development within the process of globalisation.
SOL 16: Describes, illustrates, interprets, predicts and explains patterns and relationships.
Population Learning Intentions
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Describe how a country’s population changes as it moves through each stage in the demographic transition model.
Describe the characteristics displayed by countries at each stage of the demographic transition model.
Describe how the population has changed in Ireland and in a developing country over time.
18.1 World Population
The world’s population has increased over time. Population growth has occurred at uneven and fluctuating (up and down) rates. There have been times when the population has increased and times when the population has decreased. In 2017, the world’s population reached 7.5 billion, and is growing steadily.
Fluctuating Key Word
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Fun Fact!
In 1970, there was roughly half the number of people in the world than there is now.
