Unit 1 Settlements and Population Growth
Big Inquiry Questions
1. What are the Issues around Population Growth?
2. Where do people live?
3. What is the Relationship between Settlements and the Environment?
4. What challenges does population growth pose? What are the solutions?
5. What challenges do settlement patterns pose? What are the solutions?
Assessments
1. a) Demographic Infographic
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1.b) Choropleth Map
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2. Population Pyramid Assignment
With a partner or in a group of three create a population pyramid for a developed, developing country and another you think is interesting (3 population pyramids). Explain why the population pyramid is what it is and what challenges this poses for the country and people.
Marking Criteria:
Clear and well researched reason why a population pyramid takes the form it does.
Clear and well researched explanation of the challenges this population pyramid poses
With a partner or in a group of three create a population pyramid for a developed, developing country and another you think is interesting (3 population pyramids). Explain why the population pyramid is what it is and what challenges this poses for the country and people.
Marking Criteria:
Clear and well researched reason why a population pyramid takes the form it does.
Clear and well researched explanation of the challenges this population pyramid poses
Population and Settlement Patterns and Challenges from population growth patterns:
Chapter 1 - pp. 18-27; chapter 7 - pp. 198-203; Population Pyramids
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3. Data Art Project

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4. Animation Project - Environmental/Settlement/Food insecurity issues.