The Development Gap: The Demographic Transition Model

AQA GCSE Geography lesson for the new specification unit 2B. In this lesson we look at the Demographic Transition Model.
There is a multiple choice retrieval practice starter before we look at what the term ‘demographic transition’ means. The students have some sentence fragments to put in order. We then look at some key terminology that is needed for the lesson and the students match the description up to the term. We then look at the model itself an the students have a large A3 sheet to draw the model onto the template. The model is explained in stages and students make notes as they go along, drawing the three lines on too. There is a living graph activity to do when they have finished, by reading the statements in the boxes, they then have to work out which stage it applies to. We then look at examples of countries in the various stages of transition and the students create a diagram titled ‘The Road to Development’. We then tackle a 6-mark GCSE-style question. There is a writing frame for structure and guidance on points to use.

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