6th Grade Social Studies: World Geography and Global Issues Unit 3: Population and Migration
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Graphic Organizer
Population Patterns
Population Distribution
Population Density
Population Growth
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Big Idea Card Big Ideas of the Lesson 1, Unit 1 • People are not evenly distributed across the Earth. Some places on the Earth are densely populated and some are sparsely populated. • Population density refers to the number of people in a defined area such as a square mile. • The distribution and density of people on the Earth is related to differences in geographical features, resources, and the availability of things such as jobs, food, water, and transportation.
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6th Grade Social Studies: World Geography and Global Issues Unit 3: Population and Migration
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Word Cards 1 demography
2 population
the study of population patterns and change
all the people of a particular area
Example: In studying demography, social scientists study topics such as population distribution and population density.
Example: Social scientists calculate population at many different scales from local to global.
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3 population density
4 population distribution
the number of people in a defined area such as a square mile
the pattern, or spread, of people in a given area
Example: Population density can be calculated by dividing the population of a region by its area.
Example: Studying population distribution leads us to question why people are not distributed equally across the Earth.
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5 cartogram a type of map used to present statistical information. Example: A cartogram showing land area of the Earth is very different from a cartogram showing population. (SS060301)
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Size of the Selected States State/Region
Total Land in square miles
ALASKA
570,374
ARIZONA
113,642
CALIFORNIA
155,973
COLORADO
113,642
DELAWARE
1,955
FLORIDA
53,997
GEORGIA
57,919
HAWAII
6,423
INDIANA
35,870
KANSAS
81,823
KENTUCKY
39,732
MASSACHUSETTS
7,838
MICHIGAN
56,809
MONTANA
145,556
NORTH CAROLINA
48,708
NORTH DAKOTA
68,994
NEBRASKA
76,878
NEW HAMPSHIRE
8,969
NEW JERSEY
7,419
NEW MEXICO
121,365
NEVADA
109,806
NEW YORK
48,708
OHIO
40,953
OREGON
96,003
RHODE ISLAND
1,045
SOUTH CAROLINA
30,111
SOUTH DAKOTA
75,898
TEXAS
261,914
VIRGINIA
39,598
VERMONT
9,249
WISCONSIN
54,314
WYOMING
97,105
Whole USA
3,551,627
Source: Area. Overpopulation Myth. 9 November 2012 . Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Oakland Schools
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Source: Outline World Map. 14 October 2012. http://climate.unur.com/etopo-landmask.png
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Population Densities by Region, 2012 Density (population/ sq. km.)
World
52
More developed
27
Less developed
70
Less developed (excluding China)
61
Least Developed
43
Africa
35
Northern Africa
25
Western Africa
53
Eastern Africa
54
Middle Africa
20
Southern Africa
22
Americas
22
Northern America (U.S. and Canada)
16
Latin America and the Caribbean
29
Caribbean South America
179 22
Asia
134
Asia (excl. China)
130
Western Asia
50
South Central Asia
169
Southeast Asia
135
East Asia
135
Europe
32
Northern Europe
56
Western Europe
172
Eastern Europe
16
Southern Europe
Oceania
117
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Source: 2012 World Population Data Sheet. 14 November 2012 . Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum Oakland Schools
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Teacher Reference Sheet for Population Densities by Region Chart More developed regions, following the UN classification, comprise all of Europe and North America, plus Australia, Japan and New Zealand. All other regions and countries are classified as less developed. The least developed countries consist of 48 countries with especially low incomes, high economic vulnerability, and poor human development indicators. Thirty-three of these countries are in sub-Saharan Africa, 14 in Asia and one in the Caribbean. LIST OF LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Africa (33) 1 Angola 2 Benin 3 Burkina Faso # 4 Burundi # 5 Central African Republic # 6 Chad # 7 Comoros * 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9 Djibouti 10 Equatorial Guinea 11 Eritrea 12 Ethiopia # 13 Gambia 14 Guinea 15 Guinea-Bissau * 16 Lesotho # 17 Liberia Asia (14) 1 Afghanistan # 2 Bangladesh 3 Bhutan # 4 Cambodia 5 Kiribati * 6 Lao People’s Democratic Republic # 7 Myanmar
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
Madagascar Malawi # Mali # Mauritania Mozambique Niger # Rwanda # São Tomé and Príncipe * Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan Togo Uganda # United Republic of Tanzania Zambia #
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Nepal # Samoa * Solomon Islands * Timor-Leste * Tuvalu * Vanuatu * Yemen
Latin America and the Caribbean (1) 1 Haiti * * Also a Small Island Developing State # Also a Landlocked Developing Country Source: Least Developed Countries List. United Nations. 9 November 2012 .
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Drawing Conclusions from Data Region
Conclusions
World
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
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Analyzing Country Population Data Write down the ten countries you think have the highest populations. Place them in the order beginning with the one you think has the greatest population. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Compare your list to the list on the Country Population Data Sheet. How many countries did you get correct? How many did you get in the correct order? Where they are surprises in the data? If so, what were they?
Look carefully at the Population Density data located beneath the Population Data. Write down three interesting things this data shows or questions the data raise for you:
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Country Population Data
Country China India United States Indonesia Brazil Pakistan Nigeria Bangladesh Russia Japan
Country China India United States Indonesia Brazil Pakistan Nigeria Bangladesh Russia Japan
Population (Millions) 1,350 1,260 314 241 194 180 170 153 143 128
Population Density (pop per sq km) 141 383 33 127 23 227 184 1062 8 338
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Source: World Robinson Projection Map with Country Outlines. 9 November 2012 .
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