AS: Paper 1 - Unit 1 - Population

All Students need to know the following:

• To understand population distribution and density
• To understand terms such as 'natural increase' and 'natural decrease' of population and how this leads to population change
• To understand replacement level to maintain populations
• Factors that influence birth rate and death rate (economic, social, environmental and political factors)
• To understand the different types of population structures (demographic transition model DTM)
• To be aware of the Historical growth of population.
• To be aware of population debates both in relation to positive and negative effects of increasing population.
• Understanding of basic concepts such as Overpopulation, Underpopulation, Optimum Population
• What is sustainability
• Case Study on Population Management.