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Settler Activity: GCSE Exam Practise
Study each population pyramid & answer the questions below for each graph:
1) Describe and give reasons for the population pyramid (4 marks)
2) Study the population pyramid shown and say which stage it is in - in the Demographic
Transition Model - give reasons for your answer (3 marks).
Study both population pyramids and answer the question below:
3) Describe and explain the differences between the two population pyramids shown
Model Answer: Question 1) Describe & give reason for the population pyramid of
Somalia (4 marks)
The population pyramid of Somalia has steep sides, meaning there is a high death rate
(1 mark). In addition there is a wide base, which means high birth rate (1 mark).
Therefore, the steep pyramid profile suggests a youthful population. The reasons for
this are….? (Key Points: Stage 1 DTM Model, LEDC Country, Limited Health Care,
agriculture / traditional economy & first stage of Rostow model etc.)
Settler Activity: Helpful Worksheet
Main Features:
• The wide base indicates a high proportion of
children
• Large families reflect the low status of women,
early marriages, lack of education and little family
planning available
• The steep sides show that the death rate is high
for both the young and adults
• Life expectancy is also low with few people
reaching old age
• High death rates reflect the lack of medication,
clean water and regular food supplies
• Populations are growing rapidly and in the case of
Somalia are expected to double in 25 years
Main features:
• Narrow base with many women having less
than two children
• Women are marrying later
• Contraception is universal in countries such as
Britain
• Excellent medical care and high standards of
living mean the infant death rate is low - most
children live to middle and old age
• Death rates are low and are only high in
extreme old age which gives the pyramid its
straight sides
• On average women can expect to live to 83
years and men to 76 years
• High number of elderly dependents with
more females than men
1) The Rostow
model is…
2) We are learning
about the Rostow
model because…
3) The 5 main stages
of the model
are…
Learning Outcomes:
• To describe the main features of the Rostow model of
development and relate this to the changes in population
structure for a given country.
• To identify how the birth and death rate of a country changes
as a country becomes more wealthy.
1) Study each population pyramid & answer the questions below for each
graph:
1) Describe and give reasons for the population pyramid (4 marks)
• 2x1 mark available for describing the population pyramid e.g. a wide base
for a high birth rate.
• 2x1 mark available for giving reasons for the shape of pyramid e.g. high
birth rate reflect lack of contraception and birth control.
1) Study the population pyramid shown and say which stage it is in - in the
Demographic Transition Model - give reasons for your answer (3 marks).
• Study both population pyramids and answer the question below:
• 3) Describe and explain the differences between the two population
pyramids shown
Rostow’s Model of Development
Traditional Subsistence Economy
•Agricultural
•Little Manufacturing of goods.
•Few external links to other countries
•Low levels of population growth
•High birth and death rate
•Most people live in villages
Preconditions for take-off
•External links other countries developed
•Resources increasingly exploited by developed countries.
•Countries begin to develop urban system (simple cities)
•Most of the population live simple housing. A small parentage
become more wealthy.
•Population increases
Take-off to maturity
•Economy expands rapidly – especially manufacturing goods
•Population attracted to urban areas for jobs
•Cities grow rapidly in size
•Country become more organised e.g. health, transport, water
etc.
Drive to maturity (Sustained growth)
•Diversification of the economy
•Development of the service industry
•Growth spreads to other regions & sectors
•Population growth slows/stabilises
E.g. Greece.
Age of mass-consumption
•Advanced urban-industrial systems
•High production & consumption of consumer goods
•Population growth slows considerable