Lesson 1: How is the global population changing?
Discussing global population distribution and growth; identifying which countries are densely and sparsely populated; describing why some environments are more appealing to live in than others.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Before starting this unit you might want to check that children can recall:
The definition of population is the number of people living in a particular place.
What might influence where people live including weather, landscape, access to amenities, housing, schools, and jobs.
Which countries have a high population (answers may include India, China and the UK).
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