Population+Pyramids

Population Pyramids and how the structure of a country's population changes over time:

 * Starter Activity/Homework **

Watch the video below. It looks at the three factors that cause changes in population. Can you remember what these are? Can you give one example of why each may change?

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 Now produce your own Population Pyramid using the following data 

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student activity: click on the link below and once the page opens choose "select report" and choose population pyramid graph (its at the bottom) then click on " select up to 25 years and do exactly that starting at 1950 and finishing at 2050. Note the changes that are happening. You'll then be asked to share them with the rest of the class. **Can you explain what is happening and why?**

==Video of effects of Ageing population (if you missed this ask your teacher for a copy- it is too big to upload here....) ==

Summary note on Ageing population Here is a summary video and click on the link below to get your own summary notes. Remember you need to put these into your own words 

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Video of effects of youthful population
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Watch the video below and answer the questions (for the full version, ask your teacher, it is copyrighted and too big to embed here):


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">why do you think Gambians have big families. Try to come up with at least 3 ideas.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">How big is the country?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What is the name of the capital city?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">Do most Gambians live in urban or rural areas?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What is the birth rate in the country?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">What % of the population is aged under 25 in The Gambia?

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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Extension Activity/Homework (Group work):

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Watch the last part of the video again and take notes about what The Gambia has actually done to help manage its youthful population. Use these notes to produce a TV news report about what is being done in the Gambia.The best examples will be embed here

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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Now make summary notes on youthful population from the following link:

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