Title: Population!
1Population!
2Population Video
- https//www.youtube.com/watch?vsc4HxPxNrZ0
3Looking at this picture of North America by
night, where do most people live?
4Population Density
- Population density is the number of people who
live in an area per square kilometre
5How 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
6What are the top seven countries with the highest
population density?
7Top 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
8What do you think the population density of the
entire earth is?
9And the answer is..
10What do you think the population density of
Canada is?
11And the answer is.
12- For example, Canada in 2003
- 31,000,000 people
- 10,000,000 km squared
- 3.1 people per km squared
13What do you think the population density of
Ottawa is?
14And the answer is
15What are some problems of high population density?
16Problems with high pop. density
- Overcrowding
- Strain on resources (food, water, electricity)
- Pollution
- Security
17What are some problems of low population density?
18What are some problems of low population density?
- Small selection of mates
- Less of a cultural experience
- Security (protection)
- Difficult to get certain items
19Why do people live where they do? What factors
determine where people choose to settle?
20Some 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.
21Factors 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