Density+and+distribution+of+population


 * __**Starter:**__

Activity on PPT to put places into population size order

Give students a world map outline. Get them to shade on, from their own knowledge, 3 areas where they think there are lots of people and 3 with few people. Use an atlas to name these places. ||
 * __**Teaching points:**__
 * Start from the basic point that population numbers vary from place to place over the Earth’s surface.
 * //Figure 2// displays the **distribution** of population – i.e. people are shown exactly where they are, and by a symbol, usually a proportional dot.
 * However, it is more usual to relate population numbers to the area they occupy – i.e. **density**. //Figure 3// shows the density.
 * Look back at //Figure 2// and make the point that the density of dots gives an impression of population density.
 * Allow students to work in pairs to complete //Skills Builder 1.//
 * Consolidate the difference between distribution and density ( // ResultsPlus Watch out! // ).
 * Now look at //Figure 3// again, which shows population densities at a national level, and note those parts of the world with relatively low (< 50 persons per km²) and relatively high (>150 persons per km²) densities.
 * Consolidate with //Extension activity 1, Q1-2//. ||
 * __**Resources**__



__**Plenary:**__Give the areas and population sizes of 5 different countries and get students to do the calculation of density. Then allocate the countries to low or high categories of description. ||
 * __**Homework**__: Answer //Extension activity 1//, //Q4//. ||
 * __**Skills:**__Geographical enquiry, cartographic, graphical. ||
 * __**Key terms**__: Population density, population distribution. ||