Population

Population
Go the website of the Australian Bureau of Statistics:**Australianureau of Statistics** http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs%40.nsf/94713ad445ff1425ca25682000192af2/1647509ef7e25faaca2568a900154b63?OpenDocument

1. What is Australia's current population projected to be? 2. What is the projected birth rate? How many births would this be per day, per week, per year? 3. What is the predicted death rate? 4. Does the difference between the birthrate and the death rate suggest there will be an overall increase or decrease in the population figures? 5. Pedict the order of Australian States in terms of there total population. Then [] use to see how correct you were. Make sure you write the correct ranking in your Humanities book. 6. What State is growing fastest? 7. What is Australia's population growth rate? When did the growth rate reach a peak? 8. Use this website to list the the 10 most populated countries. Use Excel to graph this information. Include Australia in the graph. []

Population Density and Population Distribution
1. Use the key of figure 2 on p210 of Humanities Alive to write a definition of Population Density. Answer 6(a) and (b) on p211. Make sure you understand the difference between population density and population distribution. 2. Use p202 to discover what Austarlia's Population Density is. 3. Figure 2 on p210 shows people per square kilometre. Figure 1 shows square kilometres per person.Think carefully about the difference. Now describe any similaritiesyou see in the current population density with the Aboriginal population map of 1788.

Population of the Asia-Pacific Region
1. What do you know about our own region, the Asia-Pacific Region﻿? 2. Now look at Figure 1 on page 202. What does this tell us? 3. Read the information on p202 - 203. 4. Answer questions 1, 2, and 3 on page 203 5. Answer questions 4, 5, 6 and 7 on p 203.

Growing Cities
1. Read 7.7 on p204 -205. 2. Make a line graph based on the information about the percentatge of the worlds population living in cities.What trend do you observe? 2. Answer questions 1, 2 and 3 3. Look at the photograph of a shanty town in Manila. What urban problems do you see in the photo? 4. Look at the table Population density of the Pacific Islands 2006.Present this information in a bar graph. 5. Brainstorm a list of reasons for Australia having such a low population density.

Growing Rice in Indonesia
1. Read page 209 of Humanities Alive. 2. Answer questions 1, 2, 3 and 4. 3. Find a recipe for Nasi Goreng (one of Indonesia's most famous dishes) on the internet 4. Write a diary extract as suggested in question 8. Finished quickly??? See extension task below!

Environmental issues
1. Scan through 7.5 of Humanities Alive. What are the key environment problems mentioned in the section of the text book? Add population growth and urbanisation to this list in your book. 2. Which of these environmental issues most affects our local area? Explain your selection

EXTENSION TASK: Use your extra time in class to __Investigate issues of food shortage due to a growing population.__ In your own words record your findings in your Humanities book or using your net-book. Make sure your record your references also! Report your findings to your teacher or the class!

Resources you may find useful... @http://vimeo.com/25299968 @http://vimeo.com/25628269 []

@http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/dec2007/food-d22.shtml

@http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1214782/food-shortage-the-next-global-challenge

@http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1213162/Land-to-house-the-people-or-to-feed-them

@http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpopulation

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