POPULATION & HEALTH
Chapter 2 – Key Issue 1
Textbook: p. 45-49
Notes Packet: p. 1-3
Vocabulary: #26-30
ENERGIZER
Do Now: take out Key Issues and vocabulary
Do Next: color and label the blank map
Tuesday, September 29
Objectives:
 Describe regions where population is clustered and sparse.
 Define three types of density used in population geography.
Howework:
 Due Wed
World Regional Map Quiz
 Due Thu
Key Issue 2: p. 4-5
Vocab: #31-38; 42-45
 Due Fri
Current Event
Vocab Quiz
Where would you put these terms on the map?
Clustered
Urban
Dispersed
Rural
Population Clusters
China
Japan, Koreas
A. Mostly urban
B. Mostly rural
C. 50% rural, 50% urban
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Europe
D. Mountains & deserts
E. Rivers & coalfields
F. Islands
G. Farmers
Africa
H. Industrial jobs
Population Clusters
A. Mostly urban
C, D, G, H
China
A, H
Koreas
Japan,
B, G
South Asia
D. Mountains & deserts
B, F, G
SE Asia
E. Rivers & coalfields
A, E
B. Mostly rural
C. 50% rural, 50% urban
Europe
F. Islands
G. Farmers
B, G
Africa
H. Industrial jobs
True or False?
① Most Japanese and Koreans live in cities.
① The ecumene of Sub-Saharan Africa has increased.
True or False?
① TRUE: Most Japanese and Koreans live in cities.
① TRUE: The ecumene of Sub-Saharan Africa has increased.
No. 27 Arithmetic Density
 total number of objects in an area
 population ÷ land area = population density
No. 28 Physiological Density
 # of people supported by area of arable land
 population ÷ arable land = physiological density
No. 29 Agricultural Density
 ration of # of farmers to arable land
 # of farmers ÷ arable land = agricultural density
Name a country other than Egypt that has
high physiological and agricultural densities.
Physiological
Agricultural
FRQ PRACTICE
Physiological density provides insights into the
relationship between the size of a population and
the availability of resources in a region.
A. Describe BOTH the physiological and
agricultural densities of Japan and China.
B. Evaluate what these densities reveal in terms
of:
• economic differences,
• pressure on the land, and
• the farming systems in each country.
Homework
 Due Wed
World Regional Map Quiz
 Due Thu
Key Issue 2: p. 4-5
Vocab: #31-38; 42-45
 Due Fri
Current Event
Vocab Quiz
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