POPULATION W HERE DO PEOPLE LIVE AND WHY ? (T HE DISTRIBUTION OF GLOBAL POPULATION ) atch?v=JPiDrUrIZZU

W HAT DO PEOPLE NEED TO LIVE ? A ND WHY ?

Sahara Desert Too hot and dry for people. Too dry and too little soil for crops to grow. Sand makes communications difficult. SPARSELY populated.

Western Europe Low- lying and gently sloping Pleasant climate Good water supply Good soil for farming Easy communications Many resources for industry DENSELY populated

Amazon Rainforest Too hot and wet for people Dense forest makes communication difficult Settlement opportunities are difficult SPARSELY populated

Antarctica Too cold for people No soils for crops Snow and ice make bad communications SPARSELY populated

Bangladesh Low lying and flat Rich, fertile soil Hot and wet Ideal farming conditions DENSELY populated

Himalayan Mountains Too cold for people Steep slopes is bad communication and settlement Poor, thin soil unsuitable for crops SPARSELY populated

T ODAY ’ S TASKS Stick in the map onto a double page. Copy the colours from the map below (roughly) and add key. Using the textbook, annotate the map explaining why some areas are sparsely populated and others are densely populated.

H OMEWORK Complete world population growth worksheet