The population of the world is increasing, experts believe that the population will reach 7 billion on Halloween (31st October) this year.
What does this mean? Where is the population growing fastest and why? Are there some countries where the population is decreasing and why? What will happen if the population continues to increase? Will Malthusian and Boserupian theory continue to be argued?
All of these questions have very detailed and complex answers that we look at in year 11 geography lessons. Read some of the articles below and the answers to these questions will become much clearer.
Watch the videos below to assess the issues with 7 billion people living on our planet and to see what the typical person looks like and what they have access to.
Want to know what the differences between Matlhusian and Boserupian theory are in terms or population growth and resources? Then take a look at the video below.
As I often say to year 9 pupils, geography is a subject that is constantly changing and the earthquake in Turkey that unfortunately has led to loss of life is another example of the World evolving and the constant fight between the human race and the natural world.
In the recent geography lessons year 10 have been analysing the effects of earthquakes around the World to see how they differ. The factors include;
- depth of focus - distance of nearest urban population to epicentre - urban v rural - MEDC v LEDC - linked to responses, drills, building design and aid.
Have a read of the following article on the Turkey earthquake that occurred yesterday. (see link below). What factors made this earthquake a deadly one?
Coppicing is when you cut the tree down right to the floor to allow it to grow again but in more branches. The coppicing also allows more light to get to the forest flow and therefore this increases competition and biodiversity in the area and stops one species from dominating.
A lot of geographers at FHES always ask about ice ages.
Are we about to go into an ice age Sir? Should we be in an ice age now Sir? What would happen if we went into an ice age Sir?
Read the article below which outlines what the 'Little Ice Age' was and when it occurred. If you take Geography for GCSE we have a look at the 'Little Ice Age' in more detail in year 10 in the climate and change section.
According to the following article from the National Geographic the 'Little Ice Age' not only caused chaos in terms of poor crop yields and lack of land available to be farming, it may have led to humans getting shorter due to malnutrition.
In year 11 we look at the costs and the benefits of using alternative resources to the resources we are currently using. Most of them are alternative fuels such as biofuels, solar and wind energy, but in Canada there is an alternative that could cause extreme environmental issues.
Take a read of this article and see whether you think the use of tar sand oil from the boreal forests of Canada is sustainable or not.
This fantastic article shows the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption by numbers. It is a superb article which really highlights the effects of volcanic eruption in 2010.
Year 10: In the June exam you may need to look at the short and long term responses to a named volcanic eruption or the primary and secondary effects of a named volcanic eruption. Use this article to help you with the VLE question coming up.
Year 11s have currently been studying the issues associated with an ageing population, looking at Japan as a case study. In Japan they have over 30,000 people over the age of 100. You can see from the graph in the article below that the number in the UK isn't quite as high but is getting higher year on year.
Try and think about some of the effects that the UK will face with having a greater percentage of the population over the age of 100.
