POPULATION+IN+TRANSITION

Explain population trends and patterns in births (Crude Birth Rate), natural increase, and mortality (Crude Death Rate, infant and child mortality rates), fertility and life expectancy in contrasting regions of the world. Analyse population pyramids. Explain population momentum and its impact on population projections. Gillett, **Population - Access to Geography** pages 1 - 34 **Planet Geography Third Ed ** ition Population Change p.1-9 World Population Growth, Population Structure and Demographic Transition Model. Waugh, **Geography, An Intergrated Approach** - Third Edition: p.349 - 352 + p.355 - 360. Population Pyramids p. 353 - 354.
 * __Population Change__**:

Explain dependency and ageing ratios. Analyse the impacts of youthful and ageing populations. Evaluate examples of a pro-natalist policy and an anti-natalist policy. **Planet Geography** Second Edition Population Policies - China's Population Policy - U.S. Population Policy, Nigeria's Population Policy, Singapore's Population Policy, India's Population Policy, The Kerala Approach to Population Policy p. 14 - 26
 * __Responses to High and Low Fertility Rate__**:

Discuss the causes of migrations, both forced and voluntary. Evaluate internal (national) and international migrations in terms of their geographic (socio-economic, political and environmental) impacts at their origins and destinations. **Migration by Paul Guiness - Access to Geography series**. Hodder Murray - Ch. 1 Introduction, Ch. 2 Migration:definitions, Ch.4 Internal migration in LEDCs, Ch.5 Internal Migration in MEDCs, Ch.6 International migration, Ch. 7 Refugees - excellent book **Geography An Integrated Approach** by David Waugh Nelson Thornes Third Edition pages 361-370 Internal migration in developed countries rural to urban migration, regional movement in Britain, the USA rural-urban migration, movement within urban areas, Internal migration in economically less developed countries, rural-urban migration, Tunisia migration patterns, external migration refugees, the world refugees, Germany-Turkish migrant workers **Planet Geography Second Edition** Migration p. 9 - 13
 * __Migration__**:

__**Gender**__: Examine gender inequalities in culture, status, education, birth ratios, health, employment, empowerment, life expectancy, family size, migration, legal rights, and land tenure.
 * Planet Geography Second Edition** Equity Issues p. 100-105.