Population density ap 2014
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Where do people live in the UK and why?
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Where do people live in the UK and why?
Where would you rather live?
Here?
Or here?
Here?
Or here?
WHY?
How many people can we fit in a square metre?
• I need 10 volunteers!
Where do people live in the UK and why?
Population density is a measure of the number of people in a given area
(normally over one square kilometre)
Where do people live in the UK and why?
Densely populated means that there are many people in a given area or per sq km
Where do people live in the UK and why?
What do you think sparsely populated means?
• Write your own definition for this term
Where do people live in the UK and why?
Core and Periphery
For a country or region the core is where the main wealth and services are concentrated. The core therefore tends to be densely populated, which in the UK is in the South East
The periphery is the remainder of the country or region that tends to be more sparsely populated.
Where do people live in the UK and why?
Chloropleth Map
• A choropleth map is a map that shows data in the form of a colour on a map.
• For example …
Where do people live in the UK and why?
Chloropleth population map
• These maps use colour to show the average population density …
Where do people live in the UK and why?
Population Density of the UK – a
Chloropleth Map
Where do people live in the UK and why?
• Remember to add a key and title;
• Shade your choropleth map of population density in the UK using this map
If you have finished …. add on the cities from last lessons map to this one!
If you have finished … DESCRIBE where people do and do not live in the UK?
Can you name the core and periphery?
Why do so many people want to live in the South
East?
Why is the SE so
densely populated?
Homework
• Write a short report entitled:
‘The pattern of population density in the UK’
Where do people live in the UK and why?
