Starter quiz
- Can you guess how many people live in the UK?
- 107 million
- 67 million ✓
- 6 million
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- Which of these factors cause a population to decrease in size?
- high death rate ✓
- emmigration ✓
- immigration
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- What do we call the record of population data collected every 10 years?
- Senses
- Census ✓
- Courses
- Series
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- Which of these statements describe what is happeing to the UK's population?
- The birth rate is falling ✓
- The number of old people is increasing ✓
- The number of old people is decreasing
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- What do we call people who live in a defined area?
- inhabitants ✓
- habitats
- population
- A busy main road
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- Which of these are benefits of migrants moving to the UK?
- Greater range of cultures ✓
- Skilled workers to take jobs ✓
- Larger class sizes in schools
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Exit quiz
- What word is used to describe the feeling that you fit in the group or place you are in?
- Mosaic
- Stereotype
- Belonging ✓
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- Which of these is an economic reason for moving house?
- To have a house with a bigger garden
- To be closer to grandparents
- To move for a job with a bigger salary ✓
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- Think back to the story of Alan in the lesson - where was Alan born?
- Norwich
- Exeter
- Liverpool
- Sheffield ✓
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- Which of these is not a suitable option for creating a base map to show people's movements around the country?
- An Ordnance Survey map
- Google Maps
- A digital map
- A map of your local area ✓
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- Think back to the story of Alan in the lesson - where did he retire to when he had finished teaching?
- Exeter
- Lyme Regis ✓
- Norwich
- Hunstanton
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Think back to the story of Alan in the lesson - this is one of the cities where he lived - in which city is this famous building?- Sheffield
- Norwich
- Exeter
- Liverpool ✓
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Key learning points
- Families move within the UK for many different reasons.
- People often move to improve their quality of life, which can be measured in a number of ways.
- People often move for economic reasons.
- We can use maps to share stories about where we have moved.
Common misconception
Some people have the view that they are local people and new arrivals are not welcome.
In reality, everyone in the UK is descended from new arrivals into the UK from outside. Few people are linked to a place for a long period.
Keywords
Belonging - Belonging is the feeling that you fit in in the group or place you are in.
Economic - Economic means things to do with the way money is made or spent.
Quality of life - Someone's quality of life is a measure of how happy, healthy and comfortable they are.
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