C5.1 China - Lesson 3: Population and space

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CHINA

is changing

Unit 1

What's the plan for today?

Start with the first paragraph of Chapter 5:

unit 5.1 China: population and space

TODAYS GOALS

1. You are able to calculate the population density of an area.
2. You are able to analyse and interpret population charts.
3. You can explain why the population of China is unevenly distributed in relation to relief and climate.

What do you know
about China?

Population and space

UNEVEN POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

Write down 1 reason for the uneven population distribution in China by using figure 1.

UNEVEN POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

Write down 1 reason for the uneven population distribution in China by using figure 2.

"Empty in the west, 

crowded in the east"

CONCLUSION?

WEST CHINA: Gobi desert

WEST CHINA: Tibetan Plateau

WEST CHINA: Himalaya

EAST CHINA: Crowded

EAST CHINA: Enormous cities

You are able to calculate the population density of an area.

GERMANY

INH: 80.000.000 inh

KM²: 360.000 km²

Do exercise 1 in your workbook.

Extremely fast growing population

Population growth in China

Extremely fast growing population

To read the population of a country we use a population chart.

3 population charts

How do I read a population chart?