Recapping some key words … can you define the following:

  • Birth Rate
  • Death rate
  • Natural Increase
  • Natural Decrease
Sec 2 – Birth Rate & Death Rate
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First, use the above slideshow to revise some reasons for high and low birth and death rates.

You should make a table to summarise these causes of high and low birth and death rates.

Now we turn to a model based on how both birth and death rates have changed over time in European countries (especially the UK). This is the Demographic Transition Model.

Discussion points:

Q. What does ‘demographic’ mean?

Q. What does ‘transition’ mean?

Q. What does ‘model’ mean?

Source: geographyalltheway

Visit this page from www.geographyalltheway.com:

The Demographic Transition Model

Complete the worksheet on the above page.

Finally, review your understanding here (you only need to complete Part 1):

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/demographic_trans/eng/Introduction/plenary.swf