Task from the previous lesson!

RECAP
time
 Complete the definitions below and provide an example of a countries
figure of the keyword. Some you may not have heard of, so you may have
to do some research!
 For e.g.- Birth rate is ___________. China has a birth rate of___________.
 Birth rate
 Death rate
 Infant mortality rate
 Life expectancy
1. Anagrams: Can you sort these population keywords in
to the correct order?

puoloaiptn
peloep Population
people
ocnnetnits continents
decline
lidneec increase
inecsrae birthrate
death rate
bhirartte
deaatrteh
Population distribution
LO:
Define what sparse and dense means
Give reasons for why certain places are a certain way
This map is showing the earths population distribution. The
darker the colours, the more people are there! Why do we think
the world is shared this way? Look where the light colours are…
Sparse population
A sparse population is somewhere that does not have many people
living in the area.
Can you of somewhere in Saudi Arabia that has a sparse population?

Dense population
A dense population is somewhere that has a lot of people living in the
area. Somewhere that is crowded.
Tasks – answer question 1, 2 & 3.
 1.) See if you can explain what the following terms mean:
 A.) Densely populated B.) Sparsely populated
 C.) Population distribution D.) Population Density.

 2.) Look at the map on the next slide, which two continents have the largest
areas of very high population density?

 3.) Name two countries that appear to be:

 A.) Very crowded B.) Very lightly populated
 Populations in the Middle
East (millions) UK 64.0

Bahrain 1.8 London 8.6

Iran 78.8
Iraq 36.6
a) Name the three most populous countries
Jordan 6.8 b) Name the three least populous countries
Kuwait 4.1 c) Name Middle East countries:
Lebanon 4.3 i. With larger populations than the UK
ii. With between 4 and 5 million people
Oman 4.2
Qatar 2.4 Remember to write answers in full sentences.
Saudi Arabia 31.5
State of Palestine 4.4
Syria 23.3
Turkey 78.2 Stretch: Why do you think some areas are
UAE 8.9 more populous than others? Explain your
ideas!
Yemen 26.7