Describing population density
• Some tips
– Name continents with lots of people
– Name continents with very few people
– Name/state where lots of people are clustered
together
– Say where people are spread out
Population pyramid for Chad
Few old
people
Narrow top
You may be
asked to
annotate the
population
pyramid
Lots of
babies being
born
Wide base
Factors which influence the size of a
countries population
Factors which increase the
population
Factors which decrease the
population
Migration –people move from
their countries for a better life
War – people may die during
fighting
More babes being born
Outwards migration – people
leave due poor living
conditions
Better healthcare – people live Poor healthcare – more
longer
people die
Stable government which
protects its people
Unstable government which
protects its people
Fair criminal justice system
Unfair criminal justice system
The problems of overpopulation
• Overpopulation means too many people living in
a country/the world for the resources to help
them live
• Problems:
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Food & water shortages
Poor air quality
Oil & gas run out
Pollution in oceans, rivers, land
Overcrowding
Increase of crime
China: a country having to many
babies
• Name of policy: One-Child Policy
• Why was the policy needed?
– In the 1960s Chairman Mao realised that the
population was increasing very quickly and that
the country was not producing enough food
– The policy stated that people in China can only
have one child
– If they had more then one child families could be
fined or sent to prison
China: a country having to many
babies
• 2000s: One Child Policy
– Updated so that people in rural areas can have
two children and those in urban areas can only
have one child
– Encouragement of people to adopt children who
had been abandoned previously by their parents
France: a country having too few
babies
• Country: France
• Government initiatives:
– Offering a £1000 cash for every baby born
– A Renault car for families that had four children
– Reduction in mortgage interest rates – house
owners paid less money
– Flexible working hours for both parents
– Free childcare & nursery places for the first two
years
Describing the location of
place/country
• You should always use compass directions
when describing the location of place
• For example:
– Nottingham is to the east of Derby
– The UK is west of Germany
Corals reefs
Threats (How are they being
damaged?)
Dynamite fishing
Nets get caught on the reef
Anchors from the boats
smash the coral
Rising sea-levels
Extreme weather
Mining of coral
Pollution
Management (How are they
being protected?)
Education
Training
New laws to protect the reef
Stopping mining
Setting up reserves/Marine
parks
Reducing pollution
Manage population growth
Midway: Rubbish
• Midway is near the middle of the Pacific near
Hawaii
• Floating patch of doom: A large floating mass
of rubbish spreading across the Pacific Ocean
• The birds are eating the plastic and dying
• The plastic comes from the USA an China and
is carried on ocean current to Midway
Tuvalu/Carteret Islands: Sea-level rise
• Problems caused by sea-level rise
– Poisoned drinking water
– Any good farming land has been built on
– Soil too salty to grow crops
– Houses and businesses flooded as the land is lowlying
Easter Island
• The island was home to the Rapa Nui and
their large statues
• The islanders cut down all the trees to build
canoes and to help move the statues
• The animals and plants which the islanders
lived on soon became extinct