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Approaching Population Population Spaceship Earth People and planet Inspectorate encourages the study of population in 1 st Year Reduce emphasis on Physical in 1 st Year Population often regarded as challenging Relevant to Junior and Leaving


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Approaching Population

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Population

Spaceship Earth People and planet Inspectorate encourages the study of population in 1st Year Reduce emphasis on Physical in 1st Year Population often regarded as challenging Relevant to Junior and Leaving Certificate

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  • Intensive agriculture
  • Rich alluvial soils
  • Flat land
  • Climate
  • Industry
  • Trade
  • Communications

Reasons for High Densities

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  • Climate

too cold too dry

  • Poor soils
  • Relief

too high too exposed

  • Isolation

Reasons for Low Densities

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  • Working out densities using multiplication
  • Working out average densities
  • Graded worksheet

Map Activity Integrating Numeracy

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Map 1

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Map 2

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  • Marsh and boggy land
  • Floodplains
  • Relief
  • Urban areas
  • Urban sprawl
  • Fertile agricultural land

Population Density on OS Maps

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  • Graph the birth rate for each decade from 1950 to 2009
  • Graph the death rate for each decade from 1950 to 2009
  • Shade in the natural change

Graphing Natural Population Change

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  • Title
  • Axes named
  • Units shown
  • Birth rate graph
  • Death rate graph
  • Natural increase shaded

Natural Change Graph

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Population 1926-2006

2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.4 1926 1936 1946 1956 1966 1976 1986 1996 2006 Years Millions

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Components of Population Change

  • 50
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10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 26-36 36-46 46-51 51-56 56-61 61-66 66-71 71-79 79-81 81-86 86-91 91-96 96-02 02-06 Intercensal period Thousands Natural increase Population change Net migration

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Demographic Transition Model

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  • Humanises the graphical information
  • Help students to relate to information
  • Encourages thinking
  • Placement of statements must be based on information

from the graph

Living graphs

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Ireland’s Pyramid 2006