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    DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL STUDIES

    Year 8
    Topic: POPULATION

    1. What is Population Distribution?


    Answer: World population distribution describes how people are spread out
    across the globe.

    2. Define Population Density?


    Answer: Population density is the number of people living in an area. It is
    worked out by dividing the number of people in an area by the size of the area.
    So, the population density in an area is equal to the number of people per sq km,
    divided by the size of the area in sq. km.

    3. What causes population to change?


    Answer: births (eg. availability of good medical facilities and trends)
    deaths (eg. war and disease)
    migration (eg. people moving into or out of a country)

    4. Define the term terms:

    Densely Populated: A crowded area

    Sparsely Populated: An empty area

    5. Write the meaning of these key terms:

    Birth rate - The number of births per 1000 people per year

    Death rate – The number of deaths per 1000 people per year

    Natural change(Natural increase /decrease) – The difference between the


    birth rate and the death rate
    6. The world population has changed since 1800 write the reasons why it
    change.
    Answer:

    7. List few problems caused due to growing population.


    Answer: Poverty.
    Migration
    Demand for resources
    Faster climate change

    8. People are having fewer children, so why has the population continued to
    grow?
    Answer: Because people are living for longer due to good availability of medical
    facilities and resources.

    9. Why will the world population grow by 4 billion by 2100, even though the
    total number of children will never increase above 2 billion?
    Answer: People are living for longer (adding 1 billion more people) and also the
    generations who are currently children are bigger than the generations above
    them, meaning population increases as they get older (and fill in the gaps in the
    population pyramid up to 60).

    10. List the factors that lead to a dense population.


    Answer: Vegetation - Areas of open woodland and grassland are easy to settle
    in. e.g. The Pampas in Argentina.
    Accessibility - Coastal areas with easy access to transport and trade
    Economic - Good infrastructure such as roads, railways etc as well as a skilled
    and varied labor force
    Climates - Moderate climates with enough rain and warm temperatures to allow
    crops to grow and ripen e.g. W. Europe & Japan.
    Soil - Thick fertile soil that increase agricultural production.
    Resources - Plenty of water, timber, minerals such as coal, oil and copper
    enable countries to develop. e.g. Western Europe & Eastern America

    11. Explain what happens to the Earth’s resources when more of us are there.

    Answer: Student’s response (Refer textbook page 26)


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    12. What is Life Expectancy? Explain the reasons for high and low life
    Expectancy using the graph on Page 25 in the Geography Text book in
    your own words.

    Answer: Student Response.


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    13. What is global warming? Explain the causes for Global warming.
    Answer: Global warming is a phenomenon of climate change characterized by a
    general increase in average temperatures of the Earth, which modifies the
    weather balances and ecosystems for a long time. It is directly linked to the
    increase of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, worsening the greenhouse
    effect.
    Causes of Global Warming:
    • Burning of fossil fuels
    • Deforestation
    • Intensive farming
    • Waste disposal
    • Mining
    • Over Consumption
    Refer to the following link for notes on Global Warming:
    https://solarimpulse.com/global-warming-
    solutions?gclid=CjwKCAjwxOvsBRAjEiwAuY7L8sSoK0yLiu3JcGtyriIVNtRKGc8en-
    jihE0swE0c4mLARXOMJYY6nhoC1MgQAvD_BwE

    14. Analyze the graph given and describe using number facts how the world
    population has grown, and how it will change in the future.

    Answer: Student Response.


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