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Population!

Population!. Looking at this picture of North America by night, where do most people live?. Population Density. Population density is the number of people who live in an area per square kilometre. How do we calculate population density?. 1) Find the population of a country

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Population!

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  1. Population!

  2. Looking at this picture of North America by night, where do most people live?

  3. Population Density • Population density is the number of people who live in an area per square kilometre

  4. How do we calculate population density? • 1) Find the population of a country • 2) Find the area of the country’s land in km squared • 3) Divide the number of people by the area

  5. What are the top seven countries with the highest population density?

  6. Top 7 • 1. Monaco 16,487 ppl per square km • 2. Singapore • 3. Malta • 4. Bahrain • 5. Maldives • 6. Bangladesh • 7. Barbados 1000 ppl per square km

  7. What do you think the population density of the entire earth is?

  8. And the answer is….. 49 per km squared

  9. What do you think the population density of Canada is?

  10. And the answer is…. 3.1 per km squared

  11. For example, Canada in 2003 • 31,000,000 people 10,000,000 km squared = 3.1 people per km squared

  12. What do you think the population density of Ottawa is?

  13. And the answer is About 300

  14. What are some problems of high population density?

  15. Problems with high pop. density • Overcrowding • Strain on resources (food, water, electricity) • Pollution • Security

  16. Case Study: Phillipines Has one of the highest birth rates in Asia… predictions that its population could double in 3 decades About a quarter of the Philippines' 96 million citizens live in poverty Governments have generally avoided taking strong measures to curb the birth rate for fear of antagonising the Catholic Church https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3LvVCZvtqE&list=PL847B0639A2A6BE94

  17. Case Study: Phillipines On March 31, 2013 the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act came into effect. Filipino pharmacies and hospitals will now be required to provide contraceptives free, paid for by the Philippines' government. Still tons of opposition- Some Catholic-affiliated groups have even gone as far as to petition the nation's Supreme Court to repeal the law.

  18. Case Study: Lagos, Nigeria Rising population density resulting in poverty and “mega slums” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFgb1BdPBZo&list=PL847B0639A2A6BE94

  19. What are some problems of low population density?

  20. What are some problems of low population density? • Small selection of mates • Less of a cultural experience • Security (protection) • Difficult to get certain items

  21. Why do people live where they do? What factors determine where people choose to settle?

  22. Some Factors Include: • Natural Resources > what natural resources are available in the area? (water, oil, gold etc.) • Weather > most people like to be in warmer climates whenever possible • Where is the work? > usually there are more jobs in the city….

  23. Factors Continued… • Risk of natural disasters > some areas of North America are more prone to flooding, earthquakes, etc. can you think of any examples? • Where is your family + friends? > newcomers especially will go to areas where their family is, or where people from their native country are

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