Year 11 - Citizenship
What does population have to do with politics?
Synopticity: How do different ideas and concepts in Citizenship interconnect?
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Unit Summary
Pupils revisit key citizenship concepts from previous units and consider how they relate to each other, demonstrating their ability to draw together different areas of knowledge, skills and understanding.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe the link between politics and the population of the UK.
Key Notes
- The Government uses population data to plan services and make fair, informed decisions.
- Population data shows where people live, their age, background and what support they need.
- Political decisions have shaped how the UK population has grown and changed over time.
- Immigration laws have increased the population and made it more diverse.
- Health, housing, and welfare laws have helped people live longer, creating an ageing population.
Vocabulary To Learn
- monitor: to keep track of something over time to see how it changes or if there are any problems
- population: all the inhabitants of a particular place or region
- ageing population: the proportion of older people increases relative to other age groups, particularly the working age population
- increasing population: a population where the number of people is going up
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Political decisions don't really affect the population, people just move or live longer naturally.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
The Government uses population data to plan services and make fair, informed decisions. Population data shows where people live, their age, background and what support they need.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'monitor'
to keep track of something over time to see how it changes or if there are any problems.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Political decisions don't really affect the population, people just move or live longer naturally. Correction: Government policies (like immigration laws or public health measures) directly shape who lives in the country, how many people come or go and how long people live.
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