Starter quiz
- What is a population?
- The number of animals in a country
- The total number of people living in an area ✓
- The amount of land in a country
- The number of schools in a city
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- What is the capital city of China?
- Hong Kong
- Beijing ✓
- London
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- What is the main reason for population growth?
- More births than deaths ✓
- Fewer schools
- More cars on the road
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- Which country has the largest population?
- India ✓
- USA
- China
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- What is the most widely spoken language in China?
- Mandarin ✓
- English
- Spanish
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- Which river is the longest in China?
- Yangtze River ✓
- The Nile
- The Thames
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Exit quiz
- What is the current population of China?
- 800 million
- Over 1.4 billion ✓
- 500 thousand
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- What is population density?
- The total number of people in a country
- The number of people living per square kilometre or mile ✓
- The number of cities in a country
- The percentage of land used for farming
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- Which part of China has the highest population density?
- Western China
- Northern China
- Central China
- Eastern China ✓
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- Why is Western China less populated than Eastern China?
- It has mountains and deserts ✓
- It has too many cities
- It is too small
- It has too much farmland
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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.
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.
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
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