GeographyYears 7–9Human Geography

Population and urbanisation

Learn Population and urbanisation for Years 7–9 pupils (ages 11–14). Free practice questions, lessons and worked examples — aligned to the UK National Curriculum.

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Population change comes from births, deaths and migration. Urbanisation is the growing share of people living in towns and cities.

  2. 2

    Push factors drive people away — poor harvests, unemployment, conflict. Pull factors attract them — jobs, schools, healthcare.

  3. 3

    Which of these is a PULL factor?

  4. 4

    Population density is people per square kilometre. Distribution is where they are spread. Dense areas are usually flat, low-lying and well connected.

  5. 5

    When city growth outpaces housing and services, informal settlements expand. Responses include upgrading schemes, site-and-service plans and transport investment.

  6. 6

    What does population density measure?

  7. 7

    Why do informal settlements grow in fast-growing cities?

Practise Population and urbanisation with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 11–14. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.