Living in society
4
Population
1
Read the text on page 5. Then copy and complete the sentences
in your notebook.
a)
The study of population is called…
b)
The population of the world is…
c)
Population density is…
d)
Population changes all the time because…
2
2
Listen and order these cities by their population.
Mumbai Shanghai Málaga Copenhagen Toronto
3
Make a map to show the cities in activity 2.
a)
Use an atlas or the Internet to locate the cities.
b)
Print or trace a world map. Add each city to your map.
c)
Write the total population of each city on the map.
4
Look at the photos. What aspect of population do you think each
photo represents?
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Think about this unit.
a)
What population terms do you know? Make a mind map.
b)
What do you want to learn about population? Write three
questions.
c)
How has population changed in your local area?
In the past, there were more/fewer people in…
G
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1
UNIT
World population has
increased very quickly in
the past century. It has
doubled since the 1960s!
In fact, the population
increases by two people
every second.
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World population
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
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