Year 7 - Geography
The future of the world's 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 different theories of population change and understand that climate change will impact population change.
Key Notes
- There are different theories about how population will change in the future.
- The population of some places around the world is likely to significantly increase.
- The population of some places around the world is likely to decrease.
- Climate change will have an impact on the movement of people around the world.
Vocabulary To Learn
- population density: the number of people living in a defined area, e.g. 300 people per square kilometre
- climate change: a large-scale and long-term change in the planet's climate, including weather patterns and average temperatures
- migration: moving from one place to another with the intention of staying there
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- World population increses equally across the globe.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
There are different theories about how population will change in the future. The population of some places around the world is likely to significantly increase.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'population density'
the number of people living in a defined area, e.g. 300 people per square kilometre.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: World population increses equally across the globe. Correction: Population is expected to increase in some parts of the world but in other areas the population is expected to decrease.
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
- 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 population of the UK Study Guide
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