Population challenges: overpopulation and underpopulation

Geography

This unit teaches pupils about the changing size and distribution of the world's population and how these can be affected by factors such as migration. Through examining a range of examples, pupils will develop an understanding of how countries react to different population challenges.

Population: where do people live?

how resources are shared across a country

how people are spread out across a country or region

Which of the following is an example of a resource?

it can change where people live, moving them to different areas

it reduces the total number of people in a country

How does migration affect population distribution?

not enough people to utilise the resources available in an area 

not enough resources, to meet the needs of the population

Match the keywords with their definition.

{{}} means the number of people living in a certain area.

a country has more people than its resources can support

a country has a balanced population with enough resources to support everyone

a country has people spread evenly across the land

Which of the statements could mean 'overpopulation'?

shortages of things like food, water and space

What can happen when an area is overpopulated?

many young people move away from the country

Which of these might lead to underpopulation?

A {{}} is anything that can be used for a human need.

 it can make a country overpopulated if too many people move there

it can help a country with underpopulation by bringing in more people

it always reduces the population of both countries

How can migration affect a country's population?

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