Learning objective
- To define birth and death rates and describe why they change.
Success criteria
- I can define birth rate and death rate.
- I
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National curriculum
Geography
Locational knowledge
‘Pupils should be taught
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Cross-curricular links
Mathematics
Number – number and place
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Quiz: Population to recall some of the key vocabulary learnt in the previous lesson.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could work in an adult-supported group to complete the Activity: Birth and death rates.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should complete the Activity: Natural increase (extension) using subtraction, decimal points and negative numbers to determine if a population is growing or declining.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: defining birth and death rates and
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Vocabulary definitions
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cartogram
A map where the size of countries changes to represent certain data.
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birth rate
The average number of babies born per 1000 people every year.
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In this unit
Assessment - Geography Y6: Why does population change?
Lesson 1: How is the global population changing?
Lesson 2: What are birth and death rates?
Lesson 3: Why do people migrate?
Lesson 4: How is climate change impacting the population?
Lesson 5: How is population impacting our environment?: Data collection
Lesson 6: How is population impacting our environment?: Findings
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Last update: 30th October, 2025
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