POPULATION

WHERE DO PEOPLE LIVE

AND WHY?(THE DISTRIBUTION

OF GLOBAL POPULATION)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPiDrUrIZZU

WHAT DO PEOPLE NEED TO LIVE?

AND WHY?

Sahara DesertSahara Desert

• Too hot and dry for people.• Too dry and too little soil for crops to grow.• Sand makes communications difficult.• SPARSELY populated.

Western EuropeWestern Europe

• Low- lying and gently sloping• Pleasant climate• Good water supply• Good soil for farming• Easy communications• Many resources for industry• DENSELY populated

Amazon RainforestAmazon Rainforest• Too hot and wet for people• Dense forest makes communication difficult• Settlement opportunities are difficult• SPARSELY populated

AntarcticaAntarctica• Too cold for people• No soils for crops• Snow and ice make bad communications• SPARSELY populated

BangladeshBangladesh• Low lying and flat• Rich, fertile soil• Hot and wet• Ideal farming conditions• DENSELY populated

Himalayan MountainsHimalayan Mountains• Too cold for people• Steep slopes is bad communication and settlement• Poor, thin soil unsuitable for crops• SPARSELY populated

TODAY’S TASKS

Stick in the map onto a double page. Copy the colours from the map below (roughly) and add

key. Using the textbook, annotate the map explaining why

some areas are sparsely populated and others are densely populated.

HOMEWORK

Complete world population growth worksheet