Changes in PopulationRevision

The 3 main areas you need to revise are:

Reasons for the growth in the population

Details of the Highland Clearances

The impact of Irish immigration

• Working with a partner try to revise and write down answers to the following questions.

• Ensure that you make it clear what your five points are referring to.

1. Reasons for the increase in Britain's population.

2. Countries where Scots emigrated to after the Highland clearances.

3. Five reasons why Irish migrants didn’t always receive a warm welcome from the Scots.

Highlands of Scotlandunder populated.

Many moved to cities,other abroad to the ‘New World’Assisted passage

encouragedemigration.

Many scenes ofviolence throughout

the highlands aspeople were moved

People moved from the landto make way

for sheep

Sheep moreProfitable than

people

The HighlandClearances

1800s

A blight on the 1845Crop destroyed ½Continued into the

next year

Many in IrelandRelied on the

Potato crop for survival

Lots of peoplemigrated abroad

and to Britain

The west of Ireland was hit

the worst

Many faced starvationand were weak

to disease

Why was the west of Ireland hit the worst by the famine?

Write down 3 reasons

Start your answer The west of Ireland was hit the worst because…

Practise your Enquiry Skills

• Complete questions 2 and 6 from page 19 of your textbook.