Year 6

What challenges do people face living in slums?

In this lesson we will learn about informal settlements, sometimes known as 'slums', where almost a billion of the world's population lives. We'll consider how and why slums emerge and develop, the challenges faced by people living in them, and some of the ways these challenges are trying to be overcome.

Year 6

What challenges do people face living in slums?

In this lesson we will learn about informal settlements, sometimes known as 'slums', where almost a billion of the world's population lives. We'll consider how and why slums emerge and develop, the challenges faced by people living in them, and some of the ways these challenges are trying to be overcome.

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Key learning points

  1. Explore what challenges slum communities face
  2. Examine why life can be difficult in Rocinha, Kibera and Dharavi

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6 Questions

Q1.
What was the world's population in 1800?
Correct answer: About 1 billion people
About 1 million people
About 100 million people
About 1000 people
Q2.
Which of these is a negative impact of air pollution?
Correct answer: Acid rain
Dirty rain
Less rain
More rain
Q3.
Particulate matter in New Delhi is at safe levels.
Correct answer: False
True
Q4.
Which country has the largest population in the world?
Australia
Correct answer: China
India
The United States of America
Q5.
"The number of births per 1000 people per year." describes what?
Correct answer: Birth rate
Death rate
Natural decrease
Natural increase
Q6.
"The average age that a person is expected to live to." describes what?
Birth rate
Death rate
Correct answer: Life expectancy
Population

12 Questions

Q1.
Which city is Rocinha favela in?
Brazil
Manila
Mumbai
Correct answer: Rio De Janeiro
Q2.
The population of Dharavi is about:
Correct answer: 1 million people
1,000 people
10 million people
100 million people
100,000 people
Q3.
Life in a slum is very similar for all people living there.
Correct answer: False
True
Q4.
Approximately how many people around the world live in slums?
Correct answer: 1 billion
1 million
175,000
7.8 billion
Q5.
Slums tend to be densely populated.
False
Correct answer: True
Q6.
By the year 2050, what do experts believe the population of the world will be?
Correct answer: 10 billion
10 million
100 billion
100 million
Q7.
In terms of populations, what is the definition of birth rate?
The average age that a person is expected to live to.
Correct answer: The number of births per 1000 people per year.
The number of deaths per 1000 people per year.
The people who live in a particular place.
When there are more births than deaths, so the population grows.
When there are more deaths than births, so the population shrinks.
Q8.
In terms of populations, what is the definition of death rate?
The average age that a person is expected to live to.
The number of births per 1000 people per year.
Correct answer: The number of deaths per 1000 people per year.
The people who live in a particular place.
When there are more births than deaths, so the population grows.
When there are more deaths than births, so the population shrinks.
Q9.
In terms of populations, what is the definition of natural increase?
The average age that a person is expected to live to.
The number of births per 1000 people per year.
The number of deaths per 1000 people per year.
The people who live in a particular place.
Correct answer: When there are more births than deaths, so the population grows.
When there are more deaths than births, so the population shrinks.
Q10.
In terms of populations, what is the definition of natural decrease?
The average age that a person is expected to live to.
The number of births per 1000 people per year.
The number of deaths per 1000 people per year.
The people who live in a particular place.
When there are more births than deaths, so the population grows.
Correct answer: When there are more deaths than births, so the population shrinks.
Q11.
What is the definition of life expectancy?
Correct answer: The average age that a person is expected to live to.
The number of births per 1000 people per year.
The number of deaths per 1000 people per year.
The people who live in a particular place.
When there are more births than deaths, so the population grows.
When there are more deaths than births, so the population shrinks.
Q12.
What is a population?
The average age that a person is expected to live to.
The number of births per 1000 people per year.
The number of deaths per 1000 people per year.
Correct answer: The people who live in a particular place.
When there are more births than deaths, so the population grows.
When there are more deaths than births, so the population shrinks.