Population of Nigeria
I can explain Nigeria's population structure and factors influencing population growth and distribution.
Population of Nigeria
I can explain Nigeria's population structure and factors influencing population growth and distribution.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Switch to our new teaching resources now - designed by teachers and leading subject experts, and tested in classrooms.
These resources were created for remote use during the pandemic and are not designed for classroom teaching.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa.
- Population is unevenly distributed across the country.
- High birth rates and falling death rates contribute to rapid population growth.
- Different human and physical factors affect population density.
Keywords
Birth rate - the number of live births per 1000 people per year
Death rate - the number of deaths per 1000 people per year
Population density - the number of people living in a defined area, e.g. 300 people per km2
Population distribution - how people are spread out across a geographic area
Common misconception
Population pyramids only show us the total population size.
A population pyramid provides information about the structure of the population; the age and gender profile of the location represented. This can help governments with future planning.
To help you plan your year 8 geography lesson on: Population of Nigeria, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 8 geography lesson on: Population of Nigeria, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 3 geography lessons from the Nigeria: An African superpower? unit, dive into the full secondary geography curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
Licence
Lesson video
Loading...
Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Formed by ancient lava flows
Found in coastal, salty water areas
Major river flowing through Nigeria