Homework week 7. Geography: Changing nations exam
Wednesday 24th February

Consider study guide and the exam question when reading these notes:

Examine the attached maps and describe how the spatial distribution of world population has changed from 1800 to 1999. Explain the reasons for this shift and change in population. Where are most people situated? Give reasons and examples of why.

Consider where most people live now and why:

Here are some things you should discuss in your response:

Natural reasons why certain places in the world have become more populated:

-Land fertility: Crops and produce

e.g India and China

- Moderate climate

- Rivers and waterways for trading and transportation.

Here are some other things we have discussed that you need to include in your response (Not all):

-         Asia and China

-         Industrial revolution

-         Baby boom post world war

-         Modern medicine and the prevention of death

-         Women’s roles in society and how they have changed

-         Africa colonization.

See notes below on each of these areas.

https://sites.google.com/site/8jgeography/changing-nations

Below is a movie on the Baby Boom that Saif found. Thank you Saif.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YARsz7rJU4