Lives around the world
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe some of the similarities and differences of living in different places around the world.
Key learning points
- Life varies around the world in a range of different ways related to physical and human geography.
- There are similarities as well as differences in how we live around the world.
- There is inequality in wealth and housing within countries.
- Average incomes give us perceptions about a country but they give us a limited understanding of what a place is like.
Keywords
Climate - an average of weather conditions (e.g. rain, sun, wind) in a place taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more)
Inequality - the uneven distribution of resources, opportunities, and living conditions
GDP per capita - the total monetary value of all the goods and services produced in a country over a year divided by the population
Common misconception
Everyone in high-income countries in the UK is wealthier than people in low-income countries like Kenya.
The average income in the UK is higher than in Kenya, but there is a big variation in both countries. There are very wealthy people in Kenya and people on very low incomes in the UK.
Teacher tip
You could easily adapt this lesson so that pupils use computers to investigate lives around the world using the dollar street website.
Equipment
Atlases may be useful in this lesson.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a wealthy country likely to have?
Q2.What do people need for a good quality of life?
Q3.What is life expectancy?
Q4.Why do some countries have less clean water?
Q5.Which of the following are physical geography factors?
Q6.What does ‘development’ mean in geography?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What does GDP per capita measure?
Q2.Which of the following is most likely to affect inequality between countries?
Q3.What does inequality mean?
Q4.Is everyone in high-income countries like the UK wealthier than people in low-income countries like Kenya?
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