2.5 The Dutch population

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Welcome

• Phone in front of the class (in the phone bag).
• Laptop closed and in your bag.
  
• Pen and paper on your desk to make notes AND a glossary.

2.5 The Dutch population

Page 40 and 41 of the textbook.

1. Recap 2.1 - 2.4 (15 min.)
   
2. Explanation 2.5 (15 min.)
3. Work on assignments (20 min.)
   

Recap: what did we talk about?

• Explain the difference between population distribution and population density.
• What factors determine population growth? Think of natural and social causes.
  
• What does a population graph show you?
  
• Think of at least three reasons for migration
• Explain the difference between cultural diffusion and cultural blending.
• What are cultural regions? Try to think of all six of them.

Done? Check whether you can answer the learning goals of 2.1 up to 2.4.

Cultural region: An area where cultures exist that strongly resemble each other when you look at the language and religion.

Learning goals of today

• You know where most people live in the Netherlands and where the population is growing and decreasing.
  
  • You understand how and why the age distribution in the Netherlands is changing.
  • You can read maps and graphs on the population in the Netherlands.

Netherlands in 1900

Life expectancy in 1900 was less than 50 years. Why did people become less old in 1900 than they do today?

The Netherlands in the first half of the 20th century (= 1900 - 2000):

- Construction of sewers
- Increase in medical knowledge

# Learning goal: You understand how and why the age distribution in the Netherlands is changing.

Almost half of the population is older than 40 years.

> 20% is older than 65 - this is called ageing.

# Learning goal: You know where most people live in the Netherlands and where the population is growing and decreasing.

What are the differences in the population density?

• In which part of the Netherlands do the most people live?
• What is the name of the ring of cities in the west of the Netherlands?
• Why do people move to the Randstad?

Moving to another municipality is called national migration.

Especially in rural areas, young people leave to live in the big cities.
What is the result of this national migration?

# Learning goal: You know where most people live in the Netherlands and where the population is growing and decreasing.

Moving to another municipality is called national migration.

Especially in rural areas, young people leave to live in the big cities.
What is the result of this national migration?

Practice

2.5 on pages 54 and 55 of the workbook: 4 + 7

Done? Check your answers (raise your hand).

Checked? Make Searching the atlas on page 36 of the workbook: 1a - 1e

Done? Make Support World on page 47 of the workbook: 2.4a + 2.4b

Next week

2.6 Culture in the Netherlands

Practice test