Population and Settlement · B6 Our World And Our…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.2.4.1.1 - Describe internal migration in Ghana

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define internal migration and distinguish it from other forms of movement (such as travelling for holidays or trading trips).
Identify and describe at least four patterns of internal migration in Ghana on a sketch map.
Explain at least five reasons why people migrate internally within Ghana.
Discuss at least three challenges associated with urban settlements resulting from migration.
Propose practical measures to address challenges caused by migration in both rural and urban areas.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All Around Us (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Population and Settlement (2.4)
Content standard: B6.2.4.1 - Show understanding of internal migration in Ghana
Indicator: B6.2.4.1.1 - Describe internal migration in Ghana
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Our World and Our People Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 52
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners explain migration as the movement of people from one place to another with the intention of settling there. Migration may be individual, family units or large groups.
Learners in groups discuss the patterns of internal migration in Ghana e. g. movement from the north to the south, movement from the south to the north, movement to commercial and industrial towns, movement to cash crop farming areas.
Learners brainstorm the reasons for migration Ghana e.g. better living conditions, to find work, for marriage, Inadequate road networks, lack or inadequate social amenities (hospital, portable drinking water, schools and electricity).
Learners show the migration pattern on a sketch map of Ghana.
Learners brainstorm and come out with challenges associated with urban settlements:
a) poor sanitation
b) environmental pollution
c) traffic congestion
In groups discuss measures that can be taken to solve challenges associated with rural and urban settlements. E.g. provision of social amenities in the rural areas, creation of job opportunities for both rural and urban areas.