The Human World

Revision NotesQuestion Version – Answer the

questions on the slides to help you revise.

The Human World

• The map shows the World at night.1. How would this image be made?

2. What does it reveal about population distribution?

3. Why are people living in some areas of the world and not others?

4. What does the Image not show?

Global Population Changes 1. Describe the patterns on the graph opposite.

2. Compare the population change in MEDCs and LEDCs.

3. Why have these changes occurred over time?

4. What are the possible changes in the future?

5. What are the probable changes in the future?

6. What is your preferred future? Why?

Birth and Death Rates, Natural Increase

1. Define the terms Natural Increase, Birth rate, Death Rate.

2. Draw pictograms showing Natural increase and natural decrease.

Location Birth Rate

(births/1000

population)

Death Rate

(deaths/1000 population)

Natural

Increase

(%)

Birth rate – Death Rate

10

Pakistan 31.22 8.67

Russia 9.63 15.17

3. Calculate the natural increase for Russia and Pakistan.

4. What do these figures tell you about about the population in these countries?

5. Why will these changes be taking place?

The Demographic Transition ModelDescribe what the model shows in each stage.

The Demographic Transition Model

• Complete the table below based on the Demographic Transition model which is on the previous slide.

Stage 1 - High fluctuating

Stage 2 – population increase

Stage 3 – Population increase Stage 4 – low fluctuating

Date when UK was in this stage

Countries whose populations are currently ate this stage

Reasons for the Birth rates

Reasons for the Death rates

Population Structures and Population Pyramids

1. What does a Population Pyramid show?

2. What shape does a population pyramid have for an MEDC?

3. Why?

4. What shape does a population have for an LEDC?

5. Why?

Dependency ratios1. What is a dependency ratio?

2. Write down the formula used to calculate a dependency ratio.

3. What do the dependency ratios for New Zealand and Pakistan show? Which country has the biggest dependent population?

4. Why?

Pakistan

New Zealand

The Differences Between rural and Urban Populations

1. Compare the population pyramids for rural and urban areas in LEDCs.

2. Why do they have different shapes?

The Differences Between rural and Urban Populations

1. Compare the population pyramids for rural and urban areas in MEDCs.

2. Why do they have different shapes?

Impact of an ageing population1. What is an ageing population?

2. Draw a simplified population pyramid showing and ageing population.

3. Which countries have an ageing population?

4. What problems will an ageing population cause?

More Developed regions population pyramid

Solutions to an ageing population

• What solutions are there to the problems of an ageing population?

Impact of a Youthful population1. What is a youthful population?

2. Draw a simplified population pyramid representing a youthful or growing population.

3. What types of countries have youthful populations?

4. What problems does having a youthful or growing population cause?

Solutions to the problems of a youthful population

1. How did China try to manage its growing population?

2. How do you feel about this method?

3. How has Mauritius tried to control its population?

The Physical factors which affect the site of

settlements • Complete the spider diagram below by describing how each of the 4 factors

can influence settlement site. Give an example for each.

Settlements key terms

1. Describe the site of the settlement opposite.

2. Define the following key terms;

• Site

• Settlement

• Situation

Settlement shapes

1. Name the 3 types of settlement shape.

2. Explain why these settlement shapes exist

Characteristics of an urban area in an MEDC

1. What is a land use?

2. Describe what you would find in each of the land use zones opposite.

3. How does the Burgess model compare to Hoyt?

4. What assumptions did Burgess and Hoyt when making their models?

Characteristics of an urban area in an LEDC

1. Describe the land use model for an LEDC.

2. Compare this model with the land use models for an MEDC. What are the similarities and differences?

Urban structure in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

How does this compare with the urban land use models of Burgess and Hoyt?

Urban structure in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

What type of housing is this? How can you tell?

How much open space is there? What facilities are there for the community?

What type of housing is this? How can you tell?How much open space is there? What facilities are there for the community?What transport is there?

Can you identify the edge of the CBD?How can you tell?

What is the land use of this area here?