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The population of India
I can describe population growth in India and explain why population distribution is uneven across the country.
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The population of India
I can describe population growth in India and explain why population distribution is uneven across the country.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The population of India is over 1.4 billion and has overtaken China as the largest population in the world.
- India has a high average population density of 479 people per square kilometre.
- The population of India is unevenly distributed because of different physical and human factors.
Keywords
Population - the total number of people living in a particular area
Migration - moving from one place to another with the intention of staying there
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 India.
Population density varies across India; urban areas are densely populated, but rural areas, such as much of the Himalayas, are sparsely populated.
Use GIS to investigate how population density varies across India.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is population?
What is population?
the number of houses in a city
the amount of land in a country
Q2.What is migration?
What is migration?
the number of people living in a city
the total number of houses in a country
Q3.What is the capital city of India?
What is the capital city of India?
Mumbai
Kolkata
Bangalore
Q4.What is the most spoken language in India?
What is the most spoken language in India?
English
Spanish
Q5.India is the most populous country in the world. How many people live there?
India is the most populous country in the world. How many people live there?
10 million
14 billion
Q6.Which major river is considered sacred in India?
Which major river is considered sacred in India?
Thames
Hudson
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is population density?
What is population density?
how people are spread out across a geographic area
the total number of people living in a particular area
Q2.India has a high population density but an uneven population __________ across the country.
India has a high population density but an uneven population __________ across the country.
footprint
division
Q3.What is a reason people might migrate?
What is a reason people might migrate?
to see new animals
to stay in the same place
to make a country smaller
Q4.What is one impact of migration on cities?
What is one impact of migration on cities?
fewer people living there
less economic growth
the city becomes smaller
