Les 1 - Intro 2.1

Planning

Population density
Population distribution
Population growth
Time for homework

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This lesson contains 21 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

Lesson duration is: 45 min

Items in this lesson

Planning

Population density
Population distribution
Population growth
Time for homework

Slide 1 - Slide

Learning objectives 2.1

You know where densely populated and sparsely populated regions are located in the world.
You can calculate the population density of a country.
You know how a population can grow

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Key words §2.1

Population distribution (Bevolkingsspreiding): The way in which people are distributed over an area

Population density (Bevolkingsdichtheid): The number of people in an area divided by the number of square kilometers

Life expectancy (levensverwachting): the average number of years that citizens of a country will live

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How many billion people are on earth?

5,5

6,5

7,5

8,5

Slide 4 - Poll

Population density

Population density (Bevolkingsdichtheid): The number of people in an area divided by the number of square kilometers

Slide 5 - Slide

So the Population density of the Netherlands is:

Number of people:

17800000

Area of the Netherlands in km2:

41.543 km2

17800000/41543= 428,47

P o p u l a t i o n D e n s i t y = \frac{​ N u m b e r O f P e o p l e ​ ​}{​ S q K i l o m e t e r O f G r o u n d ​}

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Russia:
143,4 million people
17.100.000 km2

P o p u l a t i o n D e n s i t y = \frac{​ N u m b e r O f P e o p l e ​ ​}{​ S q K i l o m e t e r O f G r o u n d ​}

400

8,5

Slide 7 - Quiz

World:
510.100.000 km2
Do you still know the number of people?

15,7

50,3

34,2

5,4

Slide 8 - Quiz

Population distribution

Population distribution (Bevolkingsspreiding): The way in which people are distributed over an area

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storymaps.arcgis.com

Slide 10 - Link

Storymap

Go to 'Earth at night'

Look at Europe.

Which part seems the least populated?

Which the most?

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Which area's are most populated

Slide 12 - Mind map

Which area's are least populated?

Slide 13 - Mind map

Look around the world. Are there any things you see that you did not expect when it comes to the distribution of population?

Slide 14 - Open question

Population growth

Slide 15 - Slide

Slide 16 - Slide

Did you spot the mistake in the graph?

Slide 17 - Mind map

Which two factors contribute to the growth of a population?

Slide 18 - Open question

Which geographic dimension have we been talking about?

Slide 19 - Open question

Next Lesson

We'll discuss differences in population growth in countries

Slide 20 - Slide

Homework

Assignment 1, 2, 4 and 6 of §2.1

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