Population change in China
I can describe population growth in China and explain why population distribution is uneven across the country.
- Year 7
Population change in China
I can describe population growth in China and explain why population distribution is uneven across the country.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The population of China is more than 1.4 billion; China is the second most populous country in the world.
- China’s population increased rapidly after the Second World War but its population is now declining.
- Falling birth rates and an ageing population are contributing to the decrease in China’s population.
- The population of China is unevenly distributed because of different physical and human factors.
Keywords
Population - the total number of people living in a particular area
Birth rate - the number of live births per 1000 people per year
Death rate - the number of deaths per 1000 people per year
Population density - the number of people living in a defined area, e.g. 300 people per km2
Population distribution - how people are spread out across a geographic area
Common misconception
Population density is the same everywhere in China.
Population density varies across China; urban areas such as Shanghai are densely populated, but rural areas, such as the mountainous regions covering much of western China, are sparsely populated.
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