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Diversity and change in the local area
I can describe the impact of migration on a local area in the UK.
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- Year 7
Diversity and change in the local area
I can describe the impact of migration on a local area in the UK.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Migration makes our population more diverse.
- Diversity within the UK has led to changes in local communities and culture.
- Local areas can change over time as a result of changes in population.
Keywords
Census - the official collection of data about a whole population.
Culture - a way of life, customs and behaviours that a group of people share.
Diversity - the variety of human, physical or cultural characteristics in a geographical area.
Common misconception
Migration just brings people.
Migration brings other cultures, foods and fashion to the UK.
Use the internet to research other ways migration has influenced culture, food and fashion in the UK.
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does population mean?
What does population mean?
The movement of people from one place to another
How old people are in a certain area
Q2.Migration is ...
Migration is ...
People staying in the same place
People only moving into other countries
Q3.What causes populations to change?
What causes populations to change?
Births and deaths
Migration
Q4.Why is it important to understand diversity and change in your local area?
Why is it important to understand diversity and change in your local area?
It makes the area stay exactly the same forever
It stops people from moving around
It prevents any buildings from being built
Q5.What does 'rural' typically refer to?
What does 'rural' typically refer to?
City areas
Industrial zones
Q6.Why might people migrate from one area to another?
Why might people migrate from one area to another?
To stay close to family that live on their road
To stay in a school that they like
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords from this lesson.
Match the keywords from this lesson.
Q2.In the UK, a census is collected every years.
In the UK, a census is collected every years.
Q3.What is migration?
What is migration?
Moving from one place to another for temporary leisure
Moving to a different country for vacation
Staying in one place for your whole life
Q4.Which of the following would most likely show that an area is becoming more diverse?
Which of the following would most likely show that an area is becoming more diverse?
People only speaking one language
Everyone looking the same
No one moving to the area
