Year 8 Unit 2: People and the Planet
This unit will last until we finish just before Christmas
Tick each of the bullet points when you think you can explain or do them
At the end of this unit of work you will explain many of the following:
  • why population rises
  • that the Earth’s population is rising fast
  • that the rate at which population grows is influenced by many factors
  • that population is unevenly distributed around the world
  • that many factors play a part in influencing population distribution
  • that resources are not shared equally among countries or people
  • that most of the world’s big problems are related to resources
  • explain that we convert energy from fuels into other forms of energy (electricity, heat, light, movement)
At the end of the unit you should also be able to do many of the following:
  • say that population rises when the birth rate > the death rate
  • describe the shape of the world population graph; and say (roughly) what the present population is
  • give examples of factors that affect birth and death rates
  • describe the general pattern of population distribution around the world
  • maybe also give 2 examples each of densely and lightly populated countries
  • explain the part that climate plays in influencing population distribution (where people live)
  • maybe also give other factors that also play a part in influencing population distribution
  • give examples of natural resources that are not shared equally
  • give under-nourishment as an example of a resource issue
  • maybe say which continents suffer most from it; come up with other examples of resource issues
Key words to learn:
Birth rate, death rate, natural increase; population distribution, densely populated, sparsely populated, isolated; resources, natural resources, undernourished / Year 8 Unit 2: People and the Planet
This unit will last until we finish just before Christmas
Tick each of the bullet points when you think you can explain or do them
At the end of this unit of work you will explain many of the following:
  • why population rises
  • that the Earth’s population is rising fast
  • that the rate at which population grows is influenced by many factors
  • that population is unevenly distributed around the world
  • that many factors play a part in influencing population distribution
  • that resources are not shared equally among countries or people
  • that most of the world’s big problems are related to resources
  • explain that we convert energy from fuels into other forms of energy (electricity, heat, light, movement)
At the end of the unit you should also be able to do many of the following:
  • say that population rises when the birth rate > the death rate
  • describe the shape of the world population graph; and say (roughly) what the present population is
  • give examples of factors that affect birth and death rates
  • describe the general pattern of population distribution around the world
  • maybe also give 2 examples each of densely and lightly populated countries
  • explain the part that climate plays in influencing population distribution (where people live)
  • maybe also give other factors that also play a part in influencing population distribution
  • give examples of natural resources that are not shared equally
  • give under-nourishment as an example of a resource issue
  • maybe say which continents suffer most from it; come up with other examples of resource issues
Key words to learn:
Birth rate, death rate, natural increase; population distribution, densely populated, sparsely populated, isolated; resources, natural resources, undernourished / Year 8 Unit 2: People and the Planet
This unit will last until we finish just before Christmas
Tick each of the bullet points when you think you can explain or do them
At the end of this unit of work you will explain many of the following:
  • why population rises
  • that the Earth’s population is rising fast
  • that the rate at which population grows is influenced by many factors
  • that population is unevenly distributed around the world
  • that many factors play a part in influencing population distribution
  • that resources are not shared equally among countries or people
  • that most of the world’s big problems are related to resources
  • explain that we convert energy from fuels into other forms of energy (electricity, heat, light, movement)
At the end of the unit you should also be able to do many of the following:
  • say that population rises when the birth rate > the death rate
  • describe the shape of the world population graph; and say (roughly) what the present population is
  • give examples of factors that affect birth and death rates
  • describe the general pattern of population distribution around the world
  • maybe also give 2 examples each of densely and lightly populated countries
  • explain the part that climate plays in influencing population distribution (where people live)
  • maybe also give other factors that also play a part in influencing population distribution
  • give examples of natural resources that are not shared equally
  • give under-nourishment as an example of a resource issue
  • maybe say which continents suffer most from it; come up with other examples of resource issues
Key words to learn:
Birth rate, death rate, natural increase; population distribution, densely populated, sparsely populated, isolated; resources, natural resources, undernourished