Subject: Geography Year: 7 Dear Students, Each week in Geography you will be expected to complete a piece of Geography work that should take you between 1 to 2 hours. This is the minimum expectation and there are lots of other useful things you could spend your time completing in your free time as listed below: Watching Documentaries: Explore the following websites: Read the following books: Chasing Ice BBC Bitesize Our Place by Mark Cocker Blue Planet Geoguessr Adventures of a young naturalist by Planet Earth Google Maps David Attenbrough Life Gapminder Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall Severn Worlds One Planet Kids World Travel Guide Population and Development – Tim Horizons: We need to talk World Atlas Dyson about population Earthtime.org Factfulness by Hans Rosling National Geographic Adventures through the Anthrpocene by Gaia Vince Week Title of work Learning Intentions: Deadline for work 1 One planet, many people: how are To know how the world’s population has changed over time Friday 27th March 2020 populations changing? To understand reasons for the change in the world’s population growth To be able to present and analyse data 2 How can we describe the structure To know what the demographic transition model is Friday 3rd April 2020 of a population? To understand how the population of a country changes as it develops To be able to interpret data using population pyramids 3 Where is Chongqing and why is it To know the location of Chongqing Friday 10th April 2020 growing so rapidly? To understand why Chongqing is growing rapidly To be able to identify and explain how Chongqing will help the west of China to develop 4 What is life like for people living in To know the location of Chongqing Friday 17th April 2020 Chongqing? To understand why industry is growing in Chongqing To be able to explain how the growth of Chongqing may impact peoples’ quality of life 5 Where is Tibet and what is it like? To know the location of Tibet Friday 24th April 2020 To explore the human and physical Geography of Tibet TO be able to explain the interrelationship between the physical and human characteristics of Tibet 6 What are the impacts of developing To know how China is developing Tibet Friday 1st May 2020 Tibet? To understand the positive and negative impacts of development in Tibet To be able to analyse development from different peoples point of view If you have any questions about your work please email your class teacher and they will get back to you as soon as they can. Mr Mullins ([email protected]) Mrs Dawson ([email protected]) Mrs Tahir ([email protected]) Mr Tsintas ([email protected]) Mr Reed ([email protected]) Mrs S Warhurst ([email protected]) Week 1: Title: One planet, many people: how are populations changing? The number of people living in a particular place is known as the population. For much of the world’s history the world’s population was very gradual, but in 1800 it reached 1 billion and since then growth has become very rapid. This has been called a population explosion. As the world has developed, people live longer and more babies are born. This rapid increase in population places a great strain on the planet and its natural resources. Why measure population growth? In order to develop and improve the quality of life of the people in a country its government needs to understand the size and composition of the population and the rate at which it is changing. As a result, every ten years many countries conduct a census for its population. Table A Table B Current world population: Year World population in billions 7,588,152,731 Today This Year 1800 1 Births 244,863 134,518,965 1930 2 1960 3 Deaths 101,420 55,716,720 1974 4 Population 143,443 78,802,245 1987 5 growth 1999 6 2011 7 Activities: 1) What is population? 2) Using Table A what was the world’s estimated population? 3) Why is the change in population since 1800 described as a population explosion? 4) Draw a line graph to show population growth since 1800 using the data in table B. 5) In each case calculate how long it took for the population to grown by 1 billion. 6) What is a census? 7) Explain why it is important for governments to conduct a census. 8) Read the article, describe the forecasted distribution of population growth around the world. Week 2: Title: How can we describe the structure of a population? Pyramid A Population and Development A demographer is someone who studies population data collected from the census at local, national and global levels. Demographers study the birth rate, the number of births per 1,000 of the country’s population, each year; and the death rate, the number of deaths per 1,000 of the country’s population, per year. The difference between the birth rate and the death rate is the natural increase or decrease in a country’s population. After studying industrialised societies demographers discovered that a country’s population growth rate passes through 5 different stages as it develops economically from this they create the Demographic Transition Model (DTM). This is a generalized picture of population change. The Demographic Transition Model Pyramid B Using population pyramids Demographers use graphs called population pyramids to analyse the structure of populations. A population pyramid is a graph that shows the age and gender distribution of a population. The shape of the pyramid depends on both the number of people in each age group and the proportion of males and females. These pyramids are useful for governments to better understand their populations. They can use them to make predictions about the type of services that the population will need in the future, for example the number of schools, hospitals and homes. Activities 1) Write a definition of the following terms: birth rate; death rate; natural increase or decrease; demographer. 2) What is the Demographic Transition Model? 3) Why did demographers create the model? 4) Using the DTM, compared with developing countries why do developed countries usually have: a lower birth rate, a lower death rate, a smaller natural increase? 5) What is a population pyramid? 6) What data does it show? 7) Pyramids A and B show the populations for two different countries. Which country pyramid shows a high birth rate? 8) Which country will need more retirement homes and medical services? What is your evidence? Week 3: Title: Where is Chongqing and why is it growing so rapidly? About Chongqing Chongqing is a little bit bigger than Scotland. Most of it is rural but it has a number of towns and cities. At its heart is Chongqing City, which sits at the confluence of two rivers: the Yangtze and the Jialing. Chongqing city is an inland port. Big ships can travel up the Yangtze, all the way from Shanghai (2380km away). In and around the city are all kinds of industries making steel, cars, textiles, chemicals, computers and much more. In the rural areas people grow rice and oranges and there are many pig farms. The world’s fastest growing urban area Every day, building work is completed on an area of land the size of 23 football fields, creating flats, offices, shops and factories. Every day, around 1300 people move from rural areas to live in this urban area. That’s almost half a million people per year. Every day, more new businesses start up – and that means work for people. Why no slums? China has planned ahead. It has built lots of flats, and there is plenty of work. New arrivals can soon being to earn money. Of course there are some run down buildings in the city. There are also many people who earn from little money. Focus on industry More and more countries are setting up in Chongqing, including companies from the UK. Why? Land is much cheaper than in the east of China and wages are lower. The government has made it easy for anyone to start a business there. Most things made in Chongqing are intended for sale in China, rather than for export. Where next? The Chongqing urban area keeps on spreading. Built up districts around the edges of the city are joining together. So the city will be at the centre of a megalopolis. Activities: 1) Where in China is the area called Chongqing? 2) The city of Chongqing is at the confluence of two rivers. What is meant by the term “confluence”? What is the name of the two rivers? What is the term given for a smaller river that joins a larger river “t……..” 3) Chongqing was chosen to help develop the west of China. Explain why this location makes it a good choice. 4) China thinks factories are essential for its development. Explain how a factory such as a new car factory can help to make life better for people. 5) The urban area centered on Chongqing city is becoming a megalopolis. What is a megalopolis? 6) Can you give an example of another megalopolis? Week 4: Title: What is life like for people living in Chongqing? The trouble with Hukou Every day, people from rural areas move into urban Chongqing to live. But their status, or hukou, remains rural – and they do not have the same rights as city people. This is left over from the days of Mao.