Consequences+of+an+ageing+population

__**Resources**__
 * __**Starter:**__ Ask class for the age of the oldest living person in their family. Get someone to work out an average for the class. How might this have differed 100 years ago? ||
 * __**Teaching points:**__
 * Examine the issues caused by an ageing population. Play //Class interactive 1//.
 * An ageing population is well illustrated by //Figure 19//.
 * Look at the statistics of ageing in the UK’s population. Play //video// on UK’s population crisis.
 * It is easy to compile a list of negatives associated with ageing populations.
 * These include the high level of dependence on a relatively small working population. In pairs, complete //Skills Builder 5//.
 * Discuss the costs of providing pensions and special services to meet the needs of the elderly.
 * What are these special needs? They range from sheltered housing to stairlifts, from large print books to day centres, from meals-on-wheels to bus passes.
 * Explore and explain the pluses and minuses set out in the //table// under the Economic and Social headings.
 * Now brainstorm some pluses and minuses under the heading of ‘political’.
 * What is the class’s verdict on the balance of pros and cons of an ageing population? Work through //Activity 7//.
 * Introduce East Devon case study using PPT
 * watch video and make notes using note taking frame

__**Case study Japan:**__



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__**Case study UK:**__





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 * __**Plenary:**__ Take a class vote on: Which poses greatest challenges for a government, a youthful or an ageing population? Get students from each group to explain the reasons for their answer. ||
 * __**Homework:**__ Exam question: For an area you have studied explain the consequences of an ageing population ||
 * __**Skills:**__ Geographical enquiry, graphical, basic. ||
 * __**Key terms**__: Dependence, life expectancy. ||