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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
Climate
Resources
Economic
Social
Soil
Accessibility
Vegetation
Political
Complete the table on physical factors, what type of climate (etc) do you think would cause a high population density
• EXTENSION: Look at the human factors and do the same
PHYSICAL FACTORS Reasons for areas of high population density
Reasons for areas of low population density
Relief (shape and height of land)
It is easier to live on low lying, flat land. This is because it is
easier to build and farm
Climate
SoilIf a location has soil which is not very fertile then very few
people will choose to live there
Vegetation
Accessibility
Resources
HUMAN FACTORS
Reasons for areas of high population
density
Reasons for areas of low population
density
Economic Think about the job opportunities, level of development, trade links and infrastructureThink about the job opportunities, level of
development, trade links and infrastructure
SocialThink about how people like to live, do they
like to live in urban areas e.g. Japan vs Sweden
Think about how people like to live, do they like to live in urban areas e.g. Japan vs
Sweden
Political Think about how stable the governments are e.g. UK vs Afghanistan
Think about how stable the governments are e.g. UK vs Afghanistan
The problems of having a high population density