Second Term Lesson Note for Week Three.
Class : JSS 3 / Basic 9
Subject : Social Studies
Topic : Population Census
Duration : 40 Minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
Lagos State Unified schemes of work for Junior Secondary School, JSS 1 – 3.
Social Studies for Junior Secondary Schools, Basic 9 (JSS 3).
Online Resources
Instructional Material :
Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
i. Define Population Census
ii. Identify the importance of population Census.
Content :
POPULATION CENSUS
Population census can be defined as the head count of people living in a geographical area over a period of time.
The exercise is carried out usually at 10 years intervals.
Importance of Population Census
- It is to assist government for proper planning
- It helps to determine the population size of a country
- It helps in distribution of the nation’s resources
- It helps in dividing the country into consistuency
- It is used to determine revenue
- It is used to determine the standard of living
- It helps to determine the aid to be given by international organisation.
Problems of Population Census
- Inflation of figures from the census resorts or data collected
- High rate of illiteracy
- Shortage of trade personnel of people for population census exercise
- Customs and superstitions
- High cost of money for census exercise
- Inability to gain an access to some part or state in the country
Evaluation :
1. What is Population?
2. Define Population Census
3. The Population Census is usually carried out at intervals of how many years?
4. State five importance of Population Census.
5. Mention three Problems of Population Census.
Conclusion : The teacher summarizes the lesson for a better understanding and marks the learners notebooks.
