Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Mrs W's Population Homework

I understand you are hard at work this week on an essay on demographic transition in Scotland and the UK. I thought you might like some pointers...
You might like to read some of the following which discuss birth rates :
... and these which look at the death rates :
Don't just assume that Scotland is like most other MEDCs. The current trend of its BR and DRs is a little at odds with what you'd expect. Why?
What factor other than births and deaths is having a major impact on the Scotish population equation at present?