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• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Population

Aims for today

- You know the definition of the three important terms: population size, population distribution and population density

- You know how to measure the population density of a country

Theory: Population size and population distribution

Notes 2.1
Population size - Number of people in a country

Population distribution - The way in which the people are distributed over a country

Assignment 

I'll show my screen in a minute. You see three question. Please answer the questions in this LessonUp.
You'll have 5 minutes

1. What is the population size of this country?
2. In which area does most of the population live?
3. In which area does less of the population live?

Theory: Population density

Notes 2.1
Population density - Average number of inhabitants per km2

How do you measure the population density?
Inhabitants : surface in km2

Assignment

I'll show my screen in a minute. You see three question. Please answer the questions in this LessonUp.

You'll have 5 minutes

1. What is the population density of this country? Show how you calculate you answer!
2. What is the most populated area?
3. What is the least populated area?

Summary

• Population size: Number of inhabitants in a country
• Population distribution: The way in which the inhabitants are distributed over a country
• Population density: Average number of inhabitants per km2

Population
size

Population-
distribution

Population-
density

The population of the Netherlands is  17 million 

Half of the Dutch population live in the Randstad

Less people live in China compared with the Netherlands if you consider the size of the country's and inhabitants. 

The surface of the Netherlands is 41.543 km². The Netherlands has 17.280.000 inhabitants. What is the population density?
Wat is de bevolkingsdichtheid van NL?

Bekijk bron 6 in je tekstboek (2.1). Noem 2 gebieden waar veel mensen wonen en 2 gebieden waar weinig mensen wonen.

Waarom is de
bevolking ongelijk verspreid?

Waarom ongelijk verspreid?

- Klimaat

Soms is het te koud of te droog

- Aan water (zee/rivier)

Veel mensen wonen aan de zee of rivier

- Reliëf
Vlak is gunstig, bergachtig is ongunstig