Theme 4 – Population and Theme 4 – Population and SettlementSettlement

Starter ActivityStarter Activity – Working in pairs, write down as – Working in pairs, write down as many adjectives as you can for each photo below :many adjectives as you can for each photo below :

Photo APhoto A Photo BPhoto B

Why is this area sparsely Why is this area sparsely populated ?populated ?

Why is this area densely Why is this area densely populated ?populated ?

Answer the questions below :Answer the questions below :

Lesson 1 – Population DistributionLesson 1 – Population Distribution

Key Questions Key Questions

• What does population distribution and What does population distribution and population density mean ?population density mean ?

• Where do people in Britain live ?Where do people in Britain live ?

• Why are people distributed unevenly Why are people distributed unevenly across the Earth’s surface ?across the Earth’s surface ?

Activity 1 – Activity 1 – What does population What does population distribution and population density mean ?distribution and population density mean ?

• Read page 62 of Key Geography Book 1Read page 62 of Key Geography Book 1

Write down what the following key terms mean :Write down what the following key terms mean :

Population Distribution Population Distribution

Population DensityPopulation Density

Sparsely Populated Sparsely Populated

Densely PopulatedDensely Populated

- how spread out people are across the Earth’s surface

- the number of people living in a given area (km²)

- places with a few people living there with a low population density

- places that are crowded with a high population density

Describe the population distribution

of the UK

Use HLGTA

• H – Highest

• L – Lowest

• GT – General Trend

• A - Anomaly

Choropleth map

High

Low

Anomaly

General Trend

Activity 2 – Activity 2 – Where do people in Britain live ?Where do people in Britain live ?

World Population Density – by countryWorld Population Density – by countryWestern Europe and Asia are densely populated

North America, South America and Africa have a low population density

Activity 3 - Why are people distributed unevenly Activity 3 - Why are people distributed unevenly across the Earth’s surface ?across the Earth’s surface ?

Physical Factors

Human Factors

Climate

Vegetation

Soil

ReliefNatural Routes

Water Supply

Natural Resources

Political

Economic

Social

Plenary – what is the question ?Plenary – what is the question ?

Sparsely

Densely

Uneven

From the Northwest to the Southeast

How spread out people are across the Earth’s surface

The number of people per km² in a country

HomeworkHomework

• Explain why some areas of the UK are densely populated and why some areas are sparsely populated.