Population distribution

SMART START

Connect
and Engage

1.

Define population distribution

How people are spread out

2.

Name a physical factor that affects
population density

Relief
Climate
Fertile soils
Hazards
Water supply etc

3.

Name a human factor that affects
population density

Employment
opportunities
Accessibility
History
Political decisions etc

4.

Explain the difference between
weathering and erosion.

Erosion involves the wearing away of
rock – so it involves a movement.
Weathering
involves no
movement

Be Brilliant: Q2 How does this map help explain the UKs population
distribution? Densely populated in the flatter (green areas) ; sparsely in the highlands

Date: 18 February,
2020

Title:

The Big
Picture

Connect
and Engage

Learning Objectives

Know that the Earth’s population is distributed unevenly.
Know how to interpret a choropleth map of population
distribution.
Know why some places are densely populated while others
are sparsely populated.

TIB: People tend to have a greater impact on parts of the
planet where they are densely populated.

Keywords: population distribution choropleth map densely populated sparsely
populated

How is the Earth’s population
distributed?

TC Places
and
patterns

Starter: What do you think this map

shows?

Challenge: What could we be studying

today?
TC Places
& Patterns

How does the shading on a
choropleth map work?

A The darker the colour the higher the number or
amount.

B The darker the colour the lower the number or amount.

Demonstrate

Analysing the Worlds Population

Distribution

The world’s population is not evenly distributed. The

most crowded continent is _________. There are very

few parts of this continent which are sparsely

populated. The least densely populated continent is

_________

Some continents are crowded in parts but not others.

An example of this is______. The densely populated

parts are in _________(direction) and the sparsely

populated parts are in_______ Another continent like

this is _______.

Then add anything to this you think is important!

ASIA

ANTARCTICA

AFRICA CENTRE/SOUTH

NORTH

TC Places
& Patterns

Why are people around the world distributed

unevenly?

Why do people
live in different

areas?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9dFy6xBO
BM

Challenge: Why do people tend to live

in urban areas compared to rural

areas?

TC Patterns &
Interactions

Demonstrate

Where do people live?

Challenge: What do you think will

happen to the population of these

countries over the next 50 years?

Around the room there are 6 stations.

Using your map you need to find the 6 locations

and summarise in 35 words why people live or do

not live in each of the areas. Consider the different

factors that were mentioned during the previous

video.

You will have 5 minutes at each station.

TC Places
& Patterns

Consolidate

Review our learning – threshold
concepts

Which of the threshold concepts
have you learnt something about
today?

Give examples of what you have
learnt.

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