Zusammenfassung der Ressource
POPULATION
- POPULATION
DISTRIBUTION MAPS -
MAPS SHOW HOW PEOPLE
ARE SPREAD OUT ACROSS
AREA/COUNTRY/WORLD
- approx 61 million people
in uk- population not
evenly spread out - 9 out
of ten people live in
towns/cities
- CITIES - popular places to live -
- Cities provide
housing,jobs,education,
medical care
- 1/2 world
population now live
in cities - and
number increasing
- Fastest growing cities
tend to be in poorer
countries Mexico city is
expected to be in top 3
largest city
- WORLD POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
- WESTERN EUROPE - low lying
gentle sloping, pleasant climate,
easy communication and resources
for industry - DENSELY
POPULATED
- AMAZON FOREST -
hot,wet, communication
and settlement difficult due
to thick vegetation -
SPARSELY POPULATED
- HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS -
Cold, steep slopes, difficult
communication and settlements
poor soil SPARSELY
POPULATED
- POLAR regions - very
cold,no soil for farming,
communication/settlement
difficult SPARSELY
POPULATED
- SAHARA DESERT -
too hot, dry,
communication &
settlement difficult
SPARSELY
POPULATED
- BANGLADESH -
low lying,flat,fertile
soil hot & wet
DENSELY
POPULATED
- POPULATION DENSITY -
TELLS US HOW CROWDED
A PLACE IS
- DENSITY - is the
number of people in
an area
- divide total population by total
area = people per km squared
- DENSELY
POPULATED -
Means that a place
is crowded and has
a high population
density
- SPARSELY
POPULATED -
means places with
few people and
low population
density
- FEW PEOPLE LIVE IN
PLACES WITH FEW
RESOURCES
- Areas with extreme climates
are sparsely populated
- extreme temperature
- lack of water/precipitation
- Areas with high altitudes sparsely
populated - poor soil, inaccessible
steep slopes difficult for
settlements
- DENSELY POPULATED AREAS
- Have habitable environments
- wealthy and industrial eg europe/Japan
- poor countries eg india/ethiopia
- River valleys -
sheltered/provide
transport/good
communication links
eg ganges Valley in
India
- lowlands plains - flat fertile soil, easy communication eg Denmark
- Rich in natural resources - sources for industries eg fossil fuels s Wales
- Coastal Plains - moderate climate good access sea ports