Population Assessment

By John Dunphy
Last updated over 4 years ago
15 Questions

Define the 'Birth Rate'.

Define Natural Increase

Difine Emigration

Define Immigration

Define Urbanisation

What is the European Union?

Waht was the Celtic Tiger?

how did the Industrial Revolution change how the population of the world grow?

what is Fertility rate.

The continent with the lowest population growth rate is:

Looking at the population pyramid of Ireland 2019, it is clear that Ireland has a declining birth rate.

Men have a longer life expectancy then women.

the working popultion (19-64) is larger then dependent population (0-4 and 65-100+)

As if you were writing or a new paper, write a short article on the changes in population ireland experenced over time form the Great Famine of 1845 to 2020. 500 words.


Recently the government of Ireland has increased the retirement age of people in Ireland to 66, and plan to increase this age to 67 in 2021 and to 68 in 2028.

Using want you have learned about population change, explain in a paragraph using key words why you think the government is making this change?