Year 7 - Geography
Our global population
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 global population change over time.
Key Notes
- Our population is growing and has reached 8 billion people.
- Our population has changed over time, but icnreased most rapidly since the 1800s.
- Population growth is slowing down, but is still expected to hit 9 billion by 2037.
Vocabulary To Learn
- birth rate: the number of live births per 1000 people per year
- death rate: the number of deaths per 1000 people per year
- population: the total number of people living in a specific area
- natural increase: when the birth rate is higher than the death rate over a period of time
- natural decrease: when the death rate is higher than the birth rate over a period of time
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That birth rates and death rates are the total number of people who have been born or died.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Our population is growing and has reached 8 billion people. Our population has changed over time, but icnreased most rapidly since the 1800s.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'birth rate'
the number of live births per 1000 people per year.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: That birth rates and death rates are the total number of people who have been born or died. Correction: Birth and death rates are per 1 000 people per year.
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
- Migration in the UK 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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