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Impacts of the UK's changing population

I can begin to explain some of the changes in the UK's population, including its age, location and the impact of migration.

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Year 4

Impacts of the UK's changing population

I can begin to explain some of the changes in the UK's population, including its age, location and the impact of migration.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The census is a population survey carried out every ten years in the UK.
  2. The census shows that the UK's population changes all the time, partly due to migration.
  3. People moving into the UK bring benefits to the country and change the nature of places.

Keywords

  • Census - A census is the official collection of data about a whole population.

  • Data - Data is a collection of information that can be analysed to help us answer a question.

  • Inhabitants - Inhabitants are the people who live in a defined area.

  • Population - The population is the total number of people living in a particular area.

Common misconception

Migration is a problem for the UK as we are already 'full'.

Without migrants, the UK's population would be shrinking and many important jobs would not be done. Migrants contribute to the UK's culture.

The Census 2021 website provides a wealth of statistics, and can be daunting at first, but a range of options exist for finding statistics for use in the classroom.
Teacher tip

Equipment

Census 2021 website. Atlas.

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Can you match the key word with its correct definition?
Correct Answer:emigration,leaving your country to live in another one

leaving your country to live in another one

Correct Answer:immigration ,moving into a new country to live there

moving into a new country to live there

Correct Answer:migration ,moving from one place to another with the intention of staying there

moving from one place to another with the intention of staying there

Q2.
What word describes going to or being in a foreign country?
1 - A
2 - B
3 - R
4 - O
5 - A
6 - D
Q3.
Which of these factors will lead to an increase in the population size?
Correct answer: babies born
immigration
emigration
Q4.
What has happened to the average size of families over the years?
They have increased (gone up).
They have stayed the same.
Correct answer: They have decreased (gone down).
Q5.
Which of these are push factors?
Correct answer: flooding
Correct answer: war
Correct answer: lack of jobs
good weather
Q6.
Positive factors that make people move to a new place are called factors.
Correct Answer: push

6 Questions

Q1.
Why was no UK Census carried out in 1941?
because they didn't think they needed one
because they couldn't afford it
Correct answer: because of the Second World War
because they forgot
Q2.
Over time, what has happened to the number of older people in the UK?
Correct answer: it has increased (gone up)
it has stayed the same.
it has decreased (gone down).
Q3.
What can happen if people do not fill in the census form or lie when filling it in?
Correct answer: they can be fined
nothing happens
they can go to prison
Q4.
On average the UK population is getting...
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: older
younger
no different
Q5.
In what year will the next census be after 2021?
2026
Correct answer: 2031
2036
2041
Q6.
Which of these is not a benefit of migration into the UK?
more skilled people available to fill skilled jobs
Correct answer: larger class sizes in schools
our culture becomes more varied

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