Case Study: Italy. What is population distribution like in Italy?

L.O: To be able to produce climate graphs and draw conclusions from them.To know where most people live in Italy and why population is UNEVEN in its distribution.

What did we look at last week?

Be prepared to share!

High snow capped mountains.

This land is really FERTILE ( lots of things grow in the soil)

what job might lots of people do here?

The beaches here are long and sandy. What would this be a good

area for?

It is much hotter down this end of the country can you think why?

There are high steep sea cliffs here with

bare mountains Can you think why few trees and plants

grow here?

This coast line is rocky with many

coves and inlets This is useful for shipping

and tourism?

Complete this paragraph in your book and fill in the gaps

Italy is a long and ………………………… country. Over three……………….of the country is covered in ………………………….. , the highest of these mountains are the ………………. They are found in the ……………. of the country. The Alps are so cold that they are permanently covered in ………………

Most of Italy has a pleasant and ………… climate, the summers tend to be warm but the winters and warm and ……………

Wet, narrow, mountains,

Warm, Alps, snow, North, quarters

How does the temperature differ in the North and south

We are now going to produce a climate graph. For Milan.

Make some predictions:

Is it in the North or south of the country?

Do you think it will be hot or cold? Can you give reasons for your answer?

How much rain do you think it will get?

Now let’s do one for Palermo

Before we start:

Do you think it will be hotter or colder than Milan? Why?

Do you think it will have more or less rain? WHY?

What conclusions can you draw?

Where do people live in Italy?

What can you learn from the maps?

Which cities are most densely populated?

What FACTORS encourage people to live in an area?

Rome.North or South?

What can you tell about population?

CampaniaNorth or south?Why do you think this?

What can you tell about population? Bigger or smaller than Rome? Why

AlpsNorth or South?

What can you tell about population? Why

MilanNorth or South?

What can you tell about population?

Can you think of FACTORS that encourage people to live in a place?

Reasons to live somewhere

Can you think of FACTORS that discourage people to live in a place?

Reasons not to live somewhere

What factors effect where people live in Italy?

Climate Rainfall

Soil

Industry Relief

Raw materials

Communication

Produce a population bar chart for Italy’s main cities

City Population in (1,000’s)

City Population in (1,000’s)

Bologna 422 Florence 417

Naples 1203 Genoa 715

Bari 357 Turin 1012

Milan 1464 Palermo 731

Venice 324 Rome 2816

True or false?

1) The population distribution in Italy is evenly distributed?

2) More people live in Rome than anywhere else in Italy?

3) The North of Italy is more densely populated then the south?

4) Less people live in the south of Italy due to the poor soil and steep mountain slopes?

5) There is little industry (factories to work in) in the south so this is why the population is smaller than the north?