Unit 1 Outline - Population Change
The global population is somewhere around 6.5 billion people - and rising rapidly. This brings all sorts of problems which we'll have to manage effectively.
Key Content:
- How do populations change?
- What are the effects of population change?
- How can population change be managed?
Major Case Studies:
- Bangladesh - it's rapidly growing population and attempts at managing birth rates;
- China and the one child policy (BBC article
); - The UK's ageing population (animation)
Download the Population Revision Sheet
Jump to the BBC Bitesize section on Population - but ignore the first and last links on that page for this unit