Tertiary Catalogue

Populations are influenced by a wide variety of factors, but understanding population change in the past helps us to better predict the future. This video provides an introduction to demography, defining key terms such as crude birth rate, total fertility rate, infant mortality rate, life expectancy at birth and replacement rate. Packed with vital statistics and informative diagrams, this is an essential resource for Geography classrooms. Show Less

Tracking population growth is more complex than it looks, but the trends can help us to project how the world will look in the future. This video explains how population growth rate is calculated and explores what different rates in different countries might mean for the future of the Earth. Packed with vital statistics and informative diagrams, this is an essential resource for Geography classrooms. Show Less

A population pyramid is one of the easiest ways to capture humanity in a single snapshot. This video helps students understand population pyramids, explaining how to read a pyramid and interpret changes to a pyramid’s shape over time, with real-world examples of different countries including Japan, Niger and Syria. Packed with vital statistics and informative diagrams, this is an essential resource for Geography classrooms. Show Less

Migration is a way of life for humans and has been for millions of years. This video provides an overview of migration, exploring migration trends, the push and pull factors that lead people to migrate and the impacts of migration, both in homelands and in destination countries. Packed with vital statistics and informative diagrams, this is an essential resource for Geography classrooms. Show Less

The demographic transition model is a helpful too for understanding the complex relationship between changes in a population as a nation develops over time. This video guides viewers through the five stages of the model, providing clear explanations and examples of countries in each stage. Packed with vital statistics and informative diagrams, this is an essential resource for Geography classrooms. Show Less

In the past, governments and nations have been guided by Malthusian or Neo-Malthusian theory, but it has also caused pain and hardship for many throughout history. This video explains how the problems observed by Malthus inspired problematic laws and policies and discusses whether the world still faces the problem of overpopulation. Packed with vital statistics and informative diagrams, this is an essential resource for Geography classrooms. Show Less