Population of Asia - KS3 (Key Stage 3)

Students will start by recapping what they have learnt in their previous lesson about the location and countries of Asia along with river features of previous topic. Then students are to describe what population density and distribution are by describing them using 4 examples. Students to identify using a choropleth map which countries in Asia are the most densely populated. Then students to recap what rural and urban areas are along with why people move from rural to urban areas.

Starter: Knowledge retention of 5 quick starter questions
Task 1:Introduction to population density and distribution, describe the distribution and density of 4 football matches.
Task 2: Describe which countries in Asia are densely and sparsely populated on the choropleth map.
Task 3: Identify the difference between urban and rural areas.
Task 4: Write down what the push and pull factors are for rural and urban areas.
Task 5: Main Task: Describe why people move from the rural areas of India to urban cities.

Lesson contains one powerpoint and one worksheet.