The Changing UK Population
Key Question:•How is the UKs population likely to change in my lifetime?
Learning Objectives:
• To be able to interpret a population pyramid.
• To know how the UKs population is likely to change in the future.
STARTER
Can you solve a riddle?
What shape is a country’s population?
Compare the two pyramids carefully.
What changes happen to the UKs population from 2007 to 2050?
Main Task
• Read the email from Rob in Australia and look at the following pictures.
• Highlight all the good and bad points about his emigration with different colours.
• What anchors would stop you emigrating?
Plenary
What issues arise from an aging population?
How can we address the problems?Should we:•encourage immigration?•Encourage emigration of the elderly?•Encourage more children to be born?