Population!

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Population!
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Population Video

• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vsc4HxPxNrZ0

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

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

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How do we calculate population density?

• 1) Find the population of a country
• 2) Find the area of the countrys land in km
  squared
• 3) Divide the number of people by the area

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

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

• 49 per km squared

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

• 3.1 per km squared

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

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What do you think the population density of
Ottawa is?
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And the answer is

• About 300

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What are some problems of high population density?
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Problems with high pop. density

• Overcrowding
• Strain on resources (food, water, electricity)
• Pollution
• Security

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What are some problems of low population density?
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What are some problems of low population density?

• Small selection of mates
• Less of a cultural experience
• Security (protection)
• Difficult to get certain items

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Why do people live where they do? What factors
determine where people choose to settle?
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Some Factors Include

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

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Factors Continued

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