Year 7 - Geography
Migration in the UK
Population: where do people live?
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Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about the changing size and distribution of the world's population and how these can be affected by factors such as migration. Through examining a range of examples, pupils will develop an understanding of how countries react to different population challenges.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe some of the impacts of migration on the UK.
Key Notes
- Migration brings opportunities for a country but can also lead to challenges.
- Migration can increase diversity within a country, leading to changes in fashion, food and culture.
- People may choose to move away from the UK for different work or lifestyle opportunities.
Vocabulary To Learn
- migrant: a person who moves from one place to another
- remittances: payments made by migrants to support their families in the country they came from
- migration: moving from one place to another with the intention of staying there.
- economic: things to do with the way money is made or spent
- infrastructure: all the basic systems in a country, such as transport networks and power supply
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Migration only has negative impacts.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Migration brings opportunities for a country but can also lead to challenges. Migration can increase diversity within a country, leading to changes in fashion, food and culture.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'migrant'
a person who moves from one place to another.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Migration only has negative impacts. Correction: Migration also brings benefits such as skills and expertise for the jobs market, economic benefits and a more diverse society.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Diversity and change in the local area Study Guide
- GIS: Analysing the distribution of the world's population Study Guide
- GIS: Analysing the population of the UK Study Guide
- Migration around the world Study Guide
- Our global population Study Guide
- Population challenges: ageing populations Study Guide
- Population challenges: overpopulation and underpopulation Study Guide
- Population density Study Guide
- Population structure Study Guide
- The future of the world's population Study Guide
- The population of the UK Study Guide
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