6 - Population Distribution

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Population, Culture & Migration

Geography

Bilingual Education year 1

Mister De Graaf

Boss of Geography

This lesson

Analysing cartoons

Population distribution: theory & exercise

Working on your presentations

Filling out a questionnaire (last 5 minutes)

This lesson

Analysing cartoons

Population distribution: theory & exercise

Working on your presentations

Filling out a questionnaire (last 5 minutes)

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to

• Describe how people are distributed over the world

• Explain why certain places are more populated than others

www.worldometers.info

What kind of challenges does overpopulation cause?

The overpopulation gives all kind of challenges

Global warming 

Resource sharing problems

Food shortage

Water scarcety

Housing problems

www.populationpyramid.net

Population distribution

Population distribution: The pattern of where people live in an area.

Densely populated: Many people live close to each other in these places.

Sparsely populated: Few people live in these places.

Population density: The number of people per km2

Densely or sparsely populated & why?

Why are some places more populated than others?

👥 Work in pairs

⏳ Time: 10-15 minutes

🗺 Use the maps to support your

answers

Why are some places more populated than others?

👥 Work in pairs

⏳ Time: 10-15 minutes

🗺 Use the maps to support your

answers

Helpful Hints:

💡 People prefer areas with:

✔️ Flat land (good for farming/building)

✔️ Water sources (rivers, lakes, coastlines)

✔️ Moderate climate (not too hot/cold)

⚠️ People avoid areas that are:

❌ Too dry (deserts)

❌ Too cold (polar regions)

❌ Too mountainous (hard to build/live)

Check in pairs

Cultural Portraits

• Work on your presentations: Use your interview and research to create a poster or another format.
  
  
• When finished, compare and discuss similarities and differences between your researched cultures with your buddy.

Questionnaire

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