About This Lesson
This is an introduction to the topic of population. With particular focus on the reasons for the variantion in population density of the UK.
Students choose a further two places with contrasting population densities (either in the UK or worldwide) to research and then use their notes, maps and pictures to create a presentation. They could also use Google News to find recent news articles from each of their two areas and use these to compare and contrast the types of issues affecting each.
A well structured and detailed resource which can easily be adapted to suit the needs of the class. Having a clear structure and detailed resources online make this a particularly relevant and useful activity.