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UNIT 12 WORLD POPULATION

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UNIT 12: WORLD POPULATION

1. Fill out this world map using the following instructions: a) Find the rivers on the list and put its number where they are located in the map:
River Huang He River Danube Mississippi River River Plate River Niger River Yangtze River Nile River Ganges

b) According to the map on page 116 of your book, colour in red the most densely populated areas. c) Use other colour to mark the sparsely populated areas. d) Use the codes to mark the following areas.

Deserts

Frozen regions

High montains

Jungles

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2. Use the following data to calculate the percentages and graph them.
POPULATION ASIA AFRICA EUROPE LATIN AMERICA NORTH AMERICA OCEANIA TOTAL 3,958,768,088 910,844,133 729,270,329 561,827,566 331,672,307 33,138,082 100,00% %

100% 95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70% 65% 60% 55% 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% ASIA AFRICA EUROPE LATIN AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA OCEANA

3. Read page 117 of the book and answer these questions: a) When did the demographic explosion begin? b) Why did the demographic explosion happen? c) How many people live in the world today? 4. Using the paragraph The distribution of the population, answer next questions:
a) People don't usually live in high montains, why?. Explain your answer b) People don't usually live in deserts, why?. Explain your answer c) Enumerate the most important factors of places where people usually live.