Learn about population and how the number, age and gender of people living in a country changes across the globe. Explore different settlements, from ancient towns to the sprawling megacities of the future. Find out why and where people migrate and discover how we can protect our planet from the risks of overpopulation.

Geographics is an engaging series with colourful infographics and photos used to illustrate universal geography topics such as volcanoes, rivers and earthquakes. Perfect for the geography curriculum at KS2 the series is suitable for children aged 8 and up.

This book is part of a book series called Geographics .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Hachette Children's Group .

Izzi Howell is an editor and author of books for children.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: What are Population and Settlement?
• 2: Distribution and Density
• 3: Population Growth
• 4: Overpopulation
• 5: Population Structure
• 6: Uganda and Japan
• 7: Migration
• 8: UK Migration
• 9: Settlement Sites
• 10: Athens
• 11: Settlement Layout
• 12: Manila
• 13: Changing Settlements
• 14: Glossary
• 15: Test Yourself
• 16: Index