The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, Administrator Catherine Begley Phone number National Co-ordinator Conor Harrison Mobile: 087 – Cultural & Environmental Education

Population Spaceship Earth People and planet Inspectorate encourages the study of population in 1 st Year Reduce emphasis on Physical in 1 st Year Population often regarded as challenging Relevant to Junior and Leaving Certificate The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan,

Population Supporting Literacy Matching exercise Crossword Word search Differentiated cloze tests The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan,

Population Distribution Map There are 100 figures on the sheet Each figure represents 1% of the World’s population Place the figures where you think they should be on the map of the world Stick the figures Work out the percentage in each continent The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan,

ContinentPercentage Africa15 Asia60 Europe11 Latin America and Caribean8.5 North America5 Oceania0.5 Antarctica0 World100

The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan,

Reasons for High Densities Intensive agriculture Rich alluvial soils Flat land Climate Industry Trade Communications The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan,

Reasons for Low Densities Climate too cold too dry Poor soils Relief too high too exposed Isolation The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan,

Google Tour Philadelphia Sahara Desert Bangladesh Amazon Rainforest Antarctica The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan,

Map Activity Integrating Numeracy Working out densities using multiplication Working out average densities Graded worksheet The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan,

Map 1

Map 2

Population Density on OS Maps Marsh and boggy land Floodplains Relief Urban areas Urban sprawl Fertile agricultural land The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan,

Population Change Activity Read the statements Decide whether each statement will cause the birth or death rate to rise or fall Stick the statement onto the placemat The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan,

Graphing Natural Population Change Graph the birth rate for each decade from 1950 to 2009 Graph the death rate for each decade from 1950 to 2009 Shade in the natural change The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan,

Natural Change Graph Title Axes named Units shown Birth rate graph Death rate graph Natural increase shaded The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan,

Population

Components of Population Change

Birth/death rates Time 1750Present

Natural increase Natural decrease Total population

Demographic Transition Model

Living graphs Humanises the graphical information Help students to relate to information Encourages thinking Placement of statements must be based on information from the graph The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan,

Constructing a Population Pyramid Observe blank pyramid on the wall Read cards /post-it with names and ages Decide where to place card/post-it on the blank pyramid Stick card on the blank pyramid The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan,

Population Pyramid Animation Link to population pyramid animation D03WebSon.swf&titre=Population%20pyramid&lg=en D03WebSon.swf&titre=Population%20pyramid&lg=en

Population Pyramid Activity Read the card Decide where to place it on Ireland’s population pyramid Give an explanation The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan,

Ireland’s Pyramid 2006

Pyramid for Irish Travellers 2006

Migration Placemat

Blind Drawing Activity Pairs sit back to back One of the pair faces the screen The other faces away An image is displayed The person facing the screen describes the image to their partner Neither partner must look around The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan,

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