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POPULATION STUDIES


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Theme 1: Population Distribution

POPULATION STUDIES


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Theme Key Concepts Case Studies

1. Distribution Population Density

Choropleth maps

India

2. Movement Migration models New Zealand

3. Structure Population pyramids China

4. Issues Youthful populations

Aging populations

Gambia

Japan5. Change Demographic Transition

ModelUnited Kingdom

Fact File: Population Issues Course Outline


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Lesson 1: Population Density

Key Questions:1. How is population density measured?2. How densely populated is the world?

Do Now:

Rank the following countries from largest population to smallest population:

Australia, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand

ANSWER:

Brazil, Japan, Egypt, Canada, Australia, The Netherlands, NZ


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North Coombistan South Coombistan

Population: 4 Population: 4

A tale of two countries


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1km

2km

North Coombistan South Coombistan

Population Density:

4 people/km2 Population Density:1 person/km2

1km

2km


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Activity 1: Population Density Calculations

2. Using the table below, calculate the actual population density for eachcountry.

Population Land Area (km2)Australia 22 million 7,700,000

Brazil 192 million 8,500,000

Canada 34 million 10,000,000

Egypt 78 million 1,000,000

Japan 127 million 378,000The Netherlands 17 million 41,500

New Zealand 4 million 270,000

3. With the corrected ranking, try to think of a reason for the density in that country.

1. Rank the following countries from highest to lowest population density

Australia, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand


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Country Density Reason

Netherlands 409.6 Excellent farmland, goodtrade connections

Japan 335.9 Heavily industrialized

Egypt 78.0 The Nile delta providesexcellent farming

Brazil 22.6 Amazon is sparselypopulated, but coast isdensely populated

NZ 14.8 Young country, largeparts of Sth Islanduninhabitable

Canada 3.4 Large areas that are toocold to live in

Australia 2.9 Large area that is too hotto live in

Answers


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FYI: Global World Population DENSITY

Describe ONE pattern of population density in your own words. Use

the paragraph structure: TEE


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Lesson 2: The Distribution of Population

Key Questions:1. How do natural factors influence population distribution?2. How do cultural factors influence population distribution?

Do Now:Answer these questions:

1. Why is Auckland the biggest city in New Zealand?2. Where do you think would be the WORST place to live in New Zealand,

and why?


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Activity 2: Factors Influencing Population Density

1. Sort the following things into two categories natural features (those relating tothe natural world) and cultural features (relating to people)

soilrainfalltemperatureemployment opportunitieseconomic activity

educational, health and recreation facilitiesrelieftransport facilitieswaterways and harbourslocation of croplands

2. Take a look at your Do Now where you explained why Auckland was the biggest cityin NZ. Which of the factors above did you refer to? Circle them. Then think of two

more reasons based on the factors above.


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Natural Features Include things like


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temperature


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waterways and harbours


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soil fertility


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Activity 3: Attract or repel?

Create a table like below and note down what images would

attract or repel

Areas that attract Reasons Areas that repel Reasons


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1.Attract or repel?

Mountainousregions


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2. Attract or repel?

Desert


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Flat land


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Swamp


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Rocky land


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Coast/ beach


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Bush land


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Flood plains


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Gentle rolling land


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Thin soils, rocky


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Fact File: Cultural Factors that Influence Population Density

employment opportunities

economic activityeducational, health and recreation facilitiestransport facilitieslocation of croplands


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Lesson 4: Geography of India

Key Questions:1. Where are the major cities of India?

2. What are the major geographical features of India?

Do Now:

Write out the following sentences and mark which ones are true, andcorrect the ones that are false. (There are 3 of each)

- India has the second-largest population in the world- Mumbai is the capital of India- India was ruled by America from 1857 to 1947.

- India, Pakistan and Bangladesh used to be a single country.- India has warmer temperatures than expected for its latitude because of theHimalayas- India is more sparsely populated than Russia


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Mehndi
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/49/Mehandi.jpg


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Kuchipudi


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Pushka Fair


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Akshardham temple


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Festival of Colours

(Holi)


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Western Ghats


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Ganges River


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Thar Desert


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Deccan Plateau


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Himalayan Range


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Coastal Lowlands

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Activity 1: Geography of India

1. Take a blank copy of the Indian map and find and label the following things:(a) The top 10 largest cities: Mumbai (Bombay), Delhi, Bangalore,

Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai (Madras), Hyderabad, Ahmadabad, Pune, Surat,Kanpur.

(b) Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal

2. Take a copy of Population Studies and turn to page 73. Using the top mapshowing landform regions:

(a) label the Ganges River, Brahmaputra River and the Tropic of Cancer(b) copy the key, shade in the regions and name the landforms (Deccan

Plateau, Thar Desert, Western Ghats, Ganges Plain, Himalayan Range, CoastalLowlands).

Lesson 5: Population Density in India and Natural Factors


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Lesson 5: Population Density in India and Natural Factors

Key Questions:1. What is the pattern of population density in India?

2. What is the population density of the five main regions of India?3. How do the five natural factors influence the variation of populationdensity in India?

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Activity 1: Population Density in India Sketch Map

1. Take a copy of Population Studies and turn to page 73.

2. In your book, sketch Map C, showing the population density of India. You cantrace it if you want to, but eventually we want to be able to draw it by hand. Whynot start practicing now?

3. Answer these questions:(a) Roughly what percentage of the country has a density higher than 200 people

per km2?

(b) Roughly what percentage of the country has a density lower than 50 peopleper km2?


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Plenty of rain due to southern monsoonwinds hitting the Himalayas


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Ganges River provides transport, fresh water andis an important centre of culture. (2510km long)


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During the dry season, the ice melt from the

Himalayas keeps the Ganges River high


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700,000km2 of beautiful flat land


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Fertile alluvial soil from the Indus and Ganges River


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Densely populated on lowlands along thecoast around rivers


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Important rivers for transport, humanuse etc. Also create river deltas whichprovide very fertile soil.


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Sparsely populated in the Thar Desert(northwest of the country, borderingPakistan)

Little water, no soil, too hot! 238,000 square kilometres a little smallerh N Z l d


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than New Zealand


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Sparsely populated on the DeccanPlateau (the central area of the country)


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Not much rainfall (rain shadow fromthe Western Ghats)


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Poor soils because of highevaporation and porous rock


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Sparsely populated in the Himalayanregion


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Would you live here?

Activity: Describing the Population Density of India in Relation to Natural

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Factors

1. Write a paragraph describing an area that is densely populated in India and TWOnatural factors that cause this high density. Start your paragraph like this:

One area of India that is densely populated is _________________________. It has apopulation density of __________________. One of the major cities in thisregion is ________________. One natural factor that causes this high populationdensity is _______________________. (finish the rest in your own wordsexplaining HOW it affects population density and include specific information

names, numbers, directions)

2. Now write a paragraph describing an area that is sparsely populated in India andTWO natural factors that cause this low density.


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Cultural Factor 1: Croplands


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COASTAL LOWLANDS: Mumbai is the closest port city toimportant inland cotton and jute producing regions in

Maharashtra

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GANGES PLAIN: 73% of the population of the state of UttarPradesh is involved with agriculture; Kanpur is the largest city inthis area

Cultural Factor 2: Employment Opportunities
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Rajasthan (the state that contains the THAR DESERT) hasan unemployment rate of 181 per 1000 (national averageof 91)

Uttar Pradesh (the state that contains the GANGES PLAIN)has an unemployment rate of 82 per 1000.

Cultural Factor 2: Employment Opportunities


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COASTAL LOWLANDS: 275,000 people were employed as hawkers in the big cityof Kolkata, generating $2 billion US a year.

Cultural Factor 3: Economic Activity


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COASTAL LOWLANDS: Six out of the top ten richestcities are on the coastal lowlands. (e.g Mumbai GDP of $209 billion a year; Chennai - $67 billion)

THAR DESERT/HIMALAYAS: No cities in the top tenrichest cities in India.

Cultural Factor 3: Economic Activity


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COASTAL LOWLANDS: Economic growth of 3.8% in Maharashtra (whereMumbai is; all of India = 2.4%) between 1970-2000, due to increasedbanking and international company activity

DECCAN PLATEAU: Economic growth of 0.9% in Madhya Pradesh between1970-2000

Cultural Factor 4: Education/Health/Recreational Facilities


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Nine out of the top ten states for the EducationDevelopment Index (2007-8) are on the coastallowlands or Ganges Plain.

Cultural Factor 4: Education/Health/Recreational Facilities


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Maharashtra (Coastal Lowlands) has 62 doctors per100,000 people

Rajasthan (Thar Desert) has 32

Madhya Pradesh (Deccan Plateau) has 17

Cultural Factor 5: Transport Facilities


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Major railway stations:

1. Maharashtra (Coastal Lowlands) 15

2. Uttar Pradesh (Ganges Plain) 14

3. Rajasthan (Thar Desert) 9

4. Madya Pradesh (Deccan Plateau) 4

5. Jammu & Kashmir (Himalayas) 2



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States with the most roads in kilometres:

1. Maharashtra (Coastal Lowlands)2. Uttar Pradesh (Ganges Plain)

3. Orissa (Coastal Lowlands)

4. Andhra Pradesh (Coastal Lowlands/Deccan Plateau)

5. Tamil Nadu (Coastal Lowlands)



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COASTAL LOWLANDS: 12 major ports and 187 minor and intermediate ports,for example Mumbai and Chennai


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