(Video 1)THE POPULATION PYRAMID

1. What is represented by a population pyramid?

2. In developed countries, what does a narrow base mean?• A low death rate• A low birth rate• A high birth rate

3. Can you explain why the structure of the pyramid becomes unbalanced?

4. Why has life expectancy increased in the U.K?• Excellent health care• Excellent house insurance• Bad health care

5. What is the average life expectancy in the U.K?

6. What does the X-axis show on the graph?

7. What does the Y-axis show on the graph?

8. Can you explain what an LEDC country is?

9. What is an MEDC country?

10. What does the population pyramid for Bangladesh show (LEDC country)? (choose 3)

• High birth rate• Low birth rate• High infant mortality rate• Long life expectancy rate• Short life expectancy rate

11. What is a typical shape for a MEDC pyramid? Can you give a reason why it has this shape?

(Video 2)THE EFFECTS OF OVERPOPULATION

(Responder en español)

1. What has happened since the Industrial Revolution?

2. What has this population increase meant? (Give 3 examples)

3. What does the transportation of food lead to?• More…• More

4. How does everything we eat use energy?

5. What everyday products are in greater demand?

6. What resources are used in making these products?

7. What is the result of more people needing more space? Do you know what this term means?

8. What has been a negative result of using fossil fuels?

9. What can we do to have less of an ecological footprint on the planet?