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Due to its unforgiving heat, the Sahara Desert has a very low population density.

Population 03

Explore how governments try to manage population growth, from supporting families with benefits to encouraging smaller families through education and healthcare.

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Fascinating Fact:

Governments in richer countries often provide child benefits and family planning services, which can help to reduce family size compared with some less developed countries.

In KS3 Geography, pupils explore how population changes over time and from place to place. They study how government policies, healthcare and education can influence family size, birth rates and overall population growth.

Key Terms

Population policy: A plan or set of actions used by a government to influence how quickly the population grows or shrinks.
Birth rate: The number of live babies born each year for every thousand people in a country or region.
Family planning: Services and advice that help people decide if and when to have children, often including contraception and health education.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is a population policy in KS3 geography?

In KS3 geography, a population policy is when a government tries to manage population change by encouraging larger or smaller families using laws, information or financial support.

Why might some countries want to reduce their birth rate?

Some countries aim to reduce their birth rate to ease pressure on housing, schools, healthcare and jobs, and to make their use of resources and the environment more sustainable.

How can governments encourage smaller families?

Governments can encourage smaller families by improving access to family planning, educating people about choices, supporting women’s education and work, and providing pensions so parents rely less on many children.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Which is a positive factor affecting population density?

Coal and minerals

Dense forest

Mountainous land

Very high temperatures

The other three will discourage settlement

2 .

Which is a 'push' factor in migration?

Better education

Better paid jobs

Higher standards of living

Natural disasters

The rest are 'pull' factors that attract people to a particular place

3 .

Which of these has the highest population density?

Amazon rainforest

Himalayas

North West Europe

Sahara Desert

The other three places are sparsely populated because the climatic and physical features make living there very difficult

4 .

What diagram is used to show population structure?

Population cone

Population cube

Population pyramid

Population sphere

Those of LEDCs have a triangular shape because they have high birth rates and low life expectancy

5 .

Birth and death rates are always given per what?

Billion people

Hundred people

Million people

Thousand people

The difference between birth and death rates gives the percentage increase or decrease in population

6 .

An LEDC's population structure has which most common age group?

0-15

30-45

50-65

70+

LEDCs have high birth rates

7 .

Which of these encourages people to have fewer children?

Child benefit

Family planning

Immunisation

Poor schools

LEDCs (Less Economically Developed Countries) are becoming educated about contraception but it isn't easy as there are many remote settlements and a lot of the population can't read or write

8 .

What does population structure mean?

The age and sex of the total population

The number of females

The number of people in work and what they do

The number of people over 65

The best way to gather this data is from a census of the population

9 .

What is a physical factor in population density?

Availability of jobs

Climate

Housing

Number of hospitals

The others are human factors

10 .

The difference between birth rate and death rate is called what?

Natural increase

Normal increase

Standard increase

Usual increase

If the birth rate is lower, it would be called a natural decrease

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Population and migration

Author: Jan Crompton (KS3 Geography & History Teacher, Professional Quiz Writer)

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