Population Distribution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDk06h7Abbw Population Distribution Lesson starter; http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

We are learning to… Give examples of countries with a high and countries with a low population density Describe reasons for the distribution of the world’s population

I can… Find out where densely ad sparsely populated areas are from reading a dot map. Write a report on the reason for differences in population density

On the 31st of October 2011 the world population reached 7 billion – since then it has been increasing by 70 million a year

The land area covering the world is 150 million square kilometres (km²) This means there are, on average, over 46 people per km²

Task One Using a copy of the dot map provided along with an atlas: http://galen.metapath.org/popclk.html a) name 4 sparsely populated countries b) name 4 densely populated countries c) Using your iPad, look up the actual density of each of the countries you have chosen and put them into a table

Links to relevant video/audio clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khFjdmp9sZk Now watch the DVD on world population

Reasons for the world’s population distribution Climate Soil Relief Resources Communications Technological development Economic activities

Climate People prefer to live where there is rain throughout the year – no extremes Few people live where the climate is hot and wet e.g. Amazon rainforest – this is unhealthy Russia - cold

Soil Some river valleys are crowded (densely populated) e.g. Ganges, Nile – the soil here is very fertile and so great for growing crops The river also provides water all year round for crops

Relief People prefer to live in flat, lowland areas – the Himalayas are sparsely populated due to the mountains – this makes building difficult, soils are thin and it is colder as you gain height

Resources People tend to settle in places where there are plenty of resources available Coal in north-east USA attracted people Scenery is a natural resource – this attracts tourists e.g. California

Communications People are attracted to areas where there are many roads, railways, airports and ports as these attract industry providing employment opportunities Remote areas deter people e.g. Ontario Canada

Technological Development Countries that have a high level of technology and well-educated people will be densely populated e.g Japan Countries with natural resources also need the technology to be able to exploit their resources e.g. Democratic Republic of the Congo

Economic Activities Areas with high industry or services will have greater population densities e.g. south-east Australia Large numbers of people can be employed in a small area – unlike farming where a great deal of land is required

Task Two Draw a table like the one below and classify the factors affecting population distribution according to human and physical factors Describe the effect of the following on population distribution: a) Climate b) Relief c) Natural Resources Continued on next slide Human Factors Physical Factors

Task Two Go to page 154 of your Atlas Using the information there complete the following table: Rank each of the countries from highest to lowest by: Population Size – area Density Country Population Population Density Land area Australia Bangladesh France India Peru UK

We were learning to… Give examples of countries with a high and countries with a low population density Describe reasons for the distribution of the world’s population

Can I… Locate areas of sparsely and densely populated areas on a map Write a report on the reason for differences in population density