181,956,020

If this is the answer what is the question?

181,956,020

If this is the answer what is the question?

This was the population of Nigeria on Sunday 8th March

2015.

Challenge: what do you think the population is today?

Teachers: follow the link to reveal!

http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/nigeria-

population/

Title: Nigeria’s Population

LO: To investigate the population of Nigeria.

I can:Describe Nigeria’s

population (all)Explain regional

differences in Nigeria’s population density (most)

Predict how Nigeria’s population will change in

the next few years (some)

Population pyramids are

used by Geographers to

look at the structure of the

population.

What do you notice about

Nigeria’s population?

HINT: which age group is the

largest?

Nigeria’s population pyramid is thin at the top. This means people in Nigeria are not expected to live as long as those in the UK.

Nigeria’s pyramid is wide at the bottom. This means there is a high birth rate. The UK has a narrower bottom so the birth rate is lower.

Which states have the highest population density?

Population density means the number of people living in

an area. It is usually measured per square mile or

square kilometre.

Can you see any patterns on the map on the left? Where are the areas with the highest/lowest

populations?

Writing About Nigeria’s Population

• Write a paragraph about Nigeria’s population.

• Try to include the 5W’s – what, when, who, why, where?

• Use the levels in the blue box to help you.

I can:Describe Nigeria’s population (3-4)Explain regional

differences in Nigeria’s population density (5)Predict how Nigeria’s

population will change in the next few years (6+)

And finally…

Which slice of the pie do you think shows the percentage of Nigerian’s who live in cities?

And finally…

That’s right! 51% of Nigeria’s population live in cities.

Next time we will investigate life in Nigeria’s cities and the countryside.

Spot the difference!

Life in Lagos

• Life is very different in Lagos for the rich and poor people. Over the next two lessons you will investigate the divide between rich and poor.

• We are going to start by watching a documentary on life in one of Lagos’ many slums.

• You can then investigate what life is like for the wealthy and write a comparison between the two.

Life in the Slumshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NzHnUMnwEA