Causes of migration that influence the growth and character of the city
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can detail the main historic and recent, national and international migrations affecting Liverpool and describe their influences on age structure, ethnicity, housing, services and culture.
Key learning points
- Liverpool's migrations can be divided over time (historical and recent) and over space (national and international).
- Significant national, historical inflows have been from Ireland and Wales.
- International inflows have been both historic and recent.
- Liverpool's population, age structure, economy, ethnicity, housing, income, services and culture have been influenced.
- Toxteth, Calderstones and Halewood have been influenced in different ways
Keywords
Migration - movement of people from place to place
Inflow - migration of people to a place
Outflow - migration of people away from a place
Ethnicity - a term that refers to the backgrounds or shared experiences of a group of people, including language, religion and beliefs
Common misconception
Pupils can think that as the focus of the lesson is about migration, that inflows and outflows are responsible for all population change.
Migration is important to understand when addressing population change but changes to birth and death rates must also be considered alongside for complete understanding.
Teacher tip
To secure the information in the first learning cycle, call out the origins of the significant migrant groups and get pupils to identify their combinations: national/international, historic/recent.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Where is Liverpool located in the UK?
Q2.What was Liverpool historically known for?
Q3.Why do some people move from rural to urban areas?
Q4.What is urbanisation?
Q5.How does inequality affect UK cities?
Q6.What is typically found in the Central Business District (CBD)?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is one common cause of migration to cities?
Q2.What impact does migration of people into a city have on the population size of a city?
Q3.Match the keywords to their definition.
movement of people from place to place
migration of people to a place
migration of people away from a place
the backgrounds or shared experiences of a group of people
Q4.Which area of Liverpool is the most ethnically diverse?
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