POPULATION
LO: To be able to describe and
explain the pattern of the world’s
population
KW: Distribution, Density, Dense,
Sparse,
Starter
Look at this photograph
1. What does it show? Use
one of the key words
2. Why do you think it is like
that?
3. Where do you think it is?
(Is it MEDC/LEDC,
village/city, weather type,
etc.)
Complete the table showing Human factors
affecting population
HUMAN Reasons for areas of Reasons for areas of
High population density Low population density
FACTORS
Economic,
social,
political
Complete the table using your paper cut outs for
Physical factors affecting population
PHYSICAL Reasons for areas of Reasons for areas of
High population Low population
FACTORS density density
Relief, climate,
soil, vegetation,
accessibility,
resources
Mark on the whiteboard where you would
expect a dense population
Talk to your partner about how you would describe where there
is high population density
Why isn’t there a lot more of the world’s population between 20-60
degrees south?
Old
Between World
20°N & (Europe
60°N = and
80% Asia) =
85%
1.Label 20 degrees North and 60
degrees North with ‘where 80% of
people live’ on your world map
2.Add a label ‘old world where 85% of
people live’ that points to Europe and
Asia
3.Colour in the map showing population
density (figure 2 p102)
Answer the following questions
1. Describe the pattern of the world’s
population
2. Explain why there is this pattern for each
description you have given
Describe Explain
There is high population People settle here as they use ports for
transport, it usually is low, flat land and is
density around the cooler than inland
coasts
Most of the population The climate here is suitable as temperate. There
(80%) is between 20-60 is also a greater land mass in the Northern
hemisphere
degrees N
Most of the population This has traditionally been settled for a longer
(85%) is in the old word period of time
(Europe and Asia)
There is low population These areas are cold and the soils difficult to
density in northern farm (tundra)
Russia and Canada
There is low density in These areas are either too mountainous or lack
communications (such as in rainforest). May
the centre of the also be too humid and dangerous.
American continents
There is low density in These areas also lack communications and
employment and are too hot (lack water,
central and northern infertile soils e.g. deserts)
Africa and Australia
Using p.103 answer the following
questions
1. What areas are likely to have sparse
population?
2. What areas create densely populated
areas?
http://www.ibiblio.org/lunarbin/worldpop