AS Module 2 Core concepts in Human Geography

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Population Change 

• Natural population change: the measurement of crude birth and crude death rates; rates of natural change; other measurements of demographic change to include fertility rates, infant mortality rates.
• Changes over time and the factors influencing change with specific reference to the UK.
• Economic, social and political factors are to be considered.
• The Demographic Transition Model to include a consideration of the fifth stage. The usefulness and application of the model in both an MEDW and an LEDW context.

Migration 

• Definition and types of migration. Theories of migration: the pushpull model; Lee?s model.
• A study of the causes to consider physical, economic, social, cultural and political processes.
• The consequences of migratory flows to analyse the economic, environmental, social and cultural impact.
• Candidates need to study economic and refugee migration at a national and international scale.

Population Structure 

• Study of the age sex structure of the population of the UK and how and why it has changed over time.
• The links between the Demographic Transition Model and age structure.
• The study of an ageing population with reference to the UK and a youthful population with reference to a contrasting LEDC.

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