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How are communities changing?

I can explain how and why communities have changed over time.

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How are communities changing?

I can explain how and why communities have changed over time.

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Key learning points

  1. Early communities changed dramatically throughout different time periods in history for a variety of reasons.
  2. Politics, the economy and demography are three important reasons why communities change.
  3. Communication has become easier and more efficient with technological advances, having a positive impact on communities.
  4. Migration changes communities because people from different places move to another, bringing different traditions.
  5. Communities will continue to change with the advancement of technology and changes in politics, economy and demography.

Keywords

  • Communities - groups of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common

  • Change - an act or process through which something becomes different

  • Migration - the movement of people from one place to another, for example, moving from one country to another

Common misconception

Communities do not change and stay the same, regardless of the people in them.

Communities will always change due to many reasons including migration, politics, demography and the economy.

You could show pupils an old wired phone to show them the advances in technology.
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Equipment

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
A neighbourhood community is made up of people where you ...
work
Correct answer: live
eat
go to school
Q2.
A global community is made up of the whole ...
street
city
country
Correct answer: world
Q3.
Match the word with its correct definition.
Correct Answer:community,people living in the same place or having a characteristic in common

people living in the same place or having a characteristic in common

Correct Answer:diverse,when a group of people is made up of many different people

when a group of people is made up of many different people

Correct Answer:inclusive,being given equal access and opportunities within a group

being given equal access and opportunities within a group

Q4.
A rural community is one made up of people in villages with people and more access to the countryside.
Correct Answer: fewer, less, not many, few, a small number of
Q5.
Communities often share the same ...
houses
Correct answer: language
gas
money
Q6.
An inclusive community makes everyone feel ...
Correct answer: included
isolated
excited
separated

6 Questions

Q1.
Early communities changed through different __________ periods in history.
Correct answer: time
holiday
geographic
Q2.
Match the word with its correct definition.
Correct Answer:change,an act or process through which something becomes different

an act or process through which something becomes different

Correct Answer:migration,the movement of people living in one place to move to another

the movement of people living in one place to move to another

Correct Answer:demography,the structure of who lives in an area

the structure of who lives in an area

Q3.
What has enhanced communication within communities?
Correct answer: technology
isolation
mistrust
distance
Q4.
Communities will continue to in the future.
Correct Answer: change, advance, develop, migrate
Q5.
Match the word with how it affects communities.
Correct Answer:politics,government actions

government actions

Correct Answer:economy,job availability

job availability

Correct Answer:urbanisation,transformed cities

transformed cities

Q6.
The law that gave police more power to control protests and public gatherings is called the ...
Public, Crime, Sentencing and Community Act 2023
Police, Sentencing, Prison and Courts Act 2023
Public, Sentencing, Protest and Community Act 2022
Correct answer: Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022