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Global Distribution of Population

This document discusses population distribution and density around the world. It begins by asking the reader to describe a map showing global population distribution and suggest reasons for where people live. It then introduces the concept of population density and asks the reader to compare two maps - one simply showing population numbers and another taking area into account. The document explains that most people live in the Northern Hemisphere between 20-60 degrees latitude, called the "Old World". It sorts factors that influence population densities into physical and human categories and asks the reader to do the same, suggesting reasons for high and low population densities based on climate, relief, soil and other physical factors. Finally, it prompts the reader to consider problems associated with high population densities.

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Global Distribution of Population

This document discusses population distribution and density around the world. It begins by asking the reader to describe a map showing global population distribution and suggest reasons for where people live. It then introduces the concept of population density and asks the reader to compare two maps - one simply showing population numbers and another taking area into account. The document explains that most people live in the Northern Hemisphere between 20-60 degrees latitude, called the "Old World". It sorts factors that influence population densities into physical and human categories and asks the reader to do the same, suggesting reasons for high and low population densities based on climate, relief, soil and other physical factors. Finally, it prompts the reader to consider problems associated with high population densities.

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Population Pyramids

• Draw two simple sketches of these pyramids


(they can be outlines)

• Describe what the pyramid for Ethiopia


shows

• Think about the birth rate and reasons for


it

• Think about the death rate and reasons


for it

• Now write a comparison to the UK’s pyramid


What? Where? Why? Who?
Global Distribution of Population
Lesson Objectives:
•Describe the distribution of people
•Explain the concept of population density
•Suggest reasons why population density varies
Where do people live?

• This map shows the distribution of the worlds


population

• Describe the distribution of people and suggest reasons


for their distribution
Where do people live?

• Is it just about the number of people?

• What is wrong with just using this map?


Where do people live?

• Compare the two maps, write down how this map is


different?
Where do people live?

• What terms can we use to describe how many people


live in an area?
Reasons

• The majority of people in in the northern hemisphere


between 20° and 60°

• This is often called the ‘Old World’

• Reasons why some areas are densely populated and


others are sparsely populated can be down to
PHYSICAL and HUMAN factors

• Sort the following into PHYSICAL and HUMAN factors


Physical or Human?

Relief Soil

Climate Accessibility

Resources Vegetation

Economic Political

Social
Complete the table on physical factors, what type of climate
(etc) do you think would cause a high population density

Reasons for areas of high Reasons for areas of low


PHYSICAL FACTORS population density population density

It is easier to live on low lying,


Relief (shape and flat land. This is because it is Reasons for areas of Reasons for areas of
height of land) easier to build and farm HUMAN
high population low population
FACTORS density density

Climate
Think about the job opportunities, level of
Economic development, trade links and infrastructure
If a location has soil which is
not very fertile then very few
Soil people will choose to live
there Think about how people like to live, do they
Social like to live in urban areas e.g. Japan vs
Sweden
Vegetation

Think about how stable the governments are


Political e.g. UK vs Afghanistan
Accessibility

Resources

• EXTENSION: Look at the human factors and do the same


The problems of having a high population density

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