Unit 1: Changing population revision
Case studies and examples
Required case studies
- One case study of a contemporary megacity experiencing rapid growth
- geographyalltheway.com > Shanghai, China
- One case study of a country benefiting from a demographic dividend
- geographyalltheway.com > Kenya
Required case studies
- Two detailed and contrasting examples of uneven population distribution
- geographyalltheway.com > National Scale
- Detailed examples of two or more contrasting countries [Population change and demographic transition over time]
- geographyalltheway.com > Population change
- Detailed examples of two or more forced movements, to include environmental and political push factors, and consequences for people and places
- geographyalltheway.com > The Syrian Refugee Crisis and Climate Refugees - Alaska, USA
Suggested examples [as an absolute minimum]
- 1.1 Population and economic development patterns
- A physical factor affecting population distribution at the global scale
- A human factor affecting population distribution at the global scale
- Several examples of low-income countries and the global distribution
- Several examples of middle-income countries and emerging economies and the global distribution
- Several examples of high-income countries and the global distribution
- The USA - population distribution, levels of economic development , patterns of voluntary internal migration, core-periphery patterns and megacity growth
- China - population distribution, levels of economic development , patterns of voluntary internal migration, core-periphery patterns and megacity growth
- 1.2 Changing populations and places
- This sub-unit is covered by the required case studies and detailed examples listed above.
- 1.3 Challenges and opportunities
1.1 Population and economic development patterns
Content and context
Concept corners
1.2 Changing populations and places
Content and context
Concept corners
1.3 Challenges and opportunities
Content and context
Concept corners