Year 8 Unit 2: People and the Planet
Year 8 Unit 2: People and the Planet
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)
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)
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
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
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