Population
Factors affecting population growth and the effects of changes in population size and age and gender structure.
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Population
Learn what makes populations grow or shrink, and how changes in the size and age structure of a population affect households, firms and governments.
Open resource →PresentationPopulation Slides
Learn how populations change through birth rates, death rates and migration, and explore the economic effects of changes in population size and structure.
Open resource →MindmapPopulation Mindmap
Revise what causes population growth and how changes in population size and structure affect an economy. Use the mindmap for quick recall, then check the Remember points.
Open resource →WorksheetPopulation Worksheet
This worksheet covers factors affecting population growth and the effects of changes in population size and structure. You will practise definitions, calculations and analysis of population issues.
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