Starter quiz
- What is population?
- the number of houses in a city
- the total number of people living in an area ✓
- the amount of land in a country
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- What is migration?
- the movement of people from one place to another ✓
- the number of people living in a city
- the total number of houses in a country
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- What is the capital city of India?
- Mumbai
- Kolkata
- New Delhi ✓
- Bangalore
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- What is the most spoken language in India?
- Hindi ✓
- English
- Spanish
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- India is the most populous country in the world. How many people live there?
- 10 million
- over 1.4 billion ✓
- 14 billion
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- Which major river is considered sacred in India?
- Ganges ✓
- Thames
- Hudson
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Exit quiz
- What is population density?
- the number of people living in a defined area, e.g. 300 people per km squared ✓
- how people are spread out across a geographic area
- the total number of people living in a particular area
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- India has a high population density but an uneven population __________ across the country.
- footprint
- division
- distribution ✓
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- What is a reason people might migrate?
- to find better job opportunities ✓
- to see new animals
- to stay in the same place
- to make a country smaller
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- What is one impact of migration on cities?
- overcrowding and pressure on resources ✓
- fewer people living there
- less economic growth
- the city becomes smaller
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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.
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.
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
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