Sunday 16 September 2007

Demographic Change - Tuesday 18th September

Today's lesson focused heavily on the way that the UK's population has changed since 1700, considering factors which have caused the birth and death rates to change.



Homework activities
Due Tuesday 25th September

1. Start a glossary section for your file, with definitions of the following terms:
BIRTH RATE
DEATH RATE
FERTILITY
INFANT MORTALITY
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LONGEVITY
NATURAL CHANGE

2. Answer this exam question as fully as you can:
"Explain how social and political factors have influenced the birth rate in the UK over the last 100 years.[7]"

3. Read the article "Britain's Changing Population" given to you in the lesson. Make notes on these key points.
~ main trends in population change e.g. location, rates etc
~ areas of significant population change e.g. retirement areas
~ characteritics of internal migration
~ changes to age structure
~ ethnicity

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