DTM vs Population Pyramids - When 2 become 1

More Geography fashion

Today was a bit of a recap of two concepts that we have covered previously, the Demographic Transition Model and Population Pyramids. The idea of this lesson was to hopefully consolidate what you already knew about each and then explain how they relate to one another.

First up, we did a quick recap of the different stages of the Demographic Transition Model. Click HERE to get a copy of this if you missed it!

Next up, we looked at how population pyramids can actually be linked to the different stages of the Demographic Transition Model. As a population pyramid can tell you about the birth rate (how wide the base is), the death rate (how steep the sides are) and life expectancy (how tall it is - which links to the amount of healthcare available) of a country. This means you can match different shapes of population pyramids to the 5 different stages of the DTM. To demonstrate this, we did a classic Geography cut'n paste activity which you can click HERE to have a go at.

Lastly, we wanted to see how you guys could be examined on these 2 concepts so we attempted a question from a 2013 NCEA exam. Click HERE if you didn't get this handout and want to attempt for practice. 

It's been great to see some of you at the revision sessions over the last couple of weeks. Remember, even if you might know the content being covered in a particular week our focus is not just on knowing the facts, it is on how to take your knowledge and apply it to exam questions. This is a difficult skill to practice by yourself so come along to find out about how to construct effective diagrams (a really important thing to learn for your exams) and how to write awesome answers.

LAST IMPORTANT POINT
Tomorrow, in period 4 during Geography they are holding the year 11 speech finals which we are required to attend, so please go straight to the hall at the beginning of period 4 tomorrow. See you there!