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The future of the world's population
I can describe different theories of population change and understand that climate change will impact population change.
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- Year 7
The future of the world's population
I can describe different theories of population change and understand that climate change will impact population change.
Lesson details
Key learning 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.
- 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.
Keywords
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 misconception
World population increses equally across the globe.
Population is expected to increase in some parts of the world but in other areas the population is expected to decrease.
Use Our World In Data website to explore population changes and projected changes across the globe.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the term for the number of people living in a specific area?
What is the term for the number of people living in a specific area?
Density
Growth rate
Q2.What is population growth?
What is population growth?
The decrease in the number of people living in an area
The movement of people from one country to another
The total number of jobs in an area
Q3. is the movement of people from one place to another.
is the movement of people from one place to another.
Q4.Which continent is expected to see the largest population growth in the next few decades?
Which continent is expected to see the largest population growth in the next few decades?
Europe
North America
Asia
Q5.What is climate change?
What is climate change?
Heatwaves
If it is rainy, sunny, or windy each day
Q6.What is a drought?
What is a drought?
A period of more rainfall than expected
A period of time with tropical storms
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Population is the number of people living in a defined area, e.g. 300 people per square kilometre.
Population is the number of people living in a defined area, e.g. 300 people per square kilometre.
Q2.Which continent is predicted to have the biggest decrease in population from 2020 - 2100?
Which continent is predicted to have the biggest decrease in population from 2020 - 2100?
Africa
Asia
Oceania
Q3.The impacts of climate change can result in people moving from one place to a different place. This movement of people is know as ...
The impacts of climate change can result in people moving from one place to a different place. This movement of people is know as ...
population
urban
Q4.How might tropical storms influence population?
How might tropical storms influence population?
there isn't enough water for people to grow crops
