MA population distribution

FQ 2. What are the population distribution patterns of Monsoon Asia?

1. 90% of MA's population live in onl 25% of the land area (similar to NZ)

2. 38% of MA's population live in urban areas (compared to with 86% in NZ)

3. 69% of MA's population live in China and India

4. Bangladesh is the most densely populated country on earth with 950 people per square kilometre

5. Tokyo is the most populated city in the world with 27 million people
these can be explained by looking at the population density in MA and the cultural and natural factors that contribute to these population patterns.

Mapping of MA's population density, when you click on the picture you would be able to view the world population density as well.

In Monsoon Asia it is sparsly populated in mountain areas located near/in China because there are less low-lands therefore less areas for people to grow plants or breed cattle. Also in deserts it is sparsly populated because it is dry and there are no water supplies for the soil to be fertile enough to produce crops.

Therefore it is dense in places such as river areas because it is easier to retrieve water to grow plants. Also it is dense in Coastal areas because it is more accessible to the ocean for food and trapnsort to other countries.

Population vs Land Size

This map is called a cartogram. Dictionary.com defines a cartogram as being

"a diagrammatic presentation in highly abstracted or simplified form, commonly of statistical data, on a map base or distorted map base."

This means that the map is drawn based on another statistic other than land size.

Compare the above cartogram to the the actual land size (below)...

This cartogram shows water resources in countries...

The next cartogram is showing the amount of waste collected...

These cartograms come from: http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/index.html

check out the other 366 that they have currently.

MA popn size

1.2 Total population of Monsoon Asia

3,473,970,357

(3 billion 4 hundred and 73 million 9 hundred and 70 thousand 3 hundred and 57 people) approximately 3 1/2 billion people.

East Asia 1,514,755,835 44%

South Asia 1,400,557,630 40%

South East Asia 558,656,892 16%

Total: 3,473,970,357 100%

The population sizes of different countries in Monsoon Asia vary alot. Six of the worlds most populated countries are found in Monsoon Asia: China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Japan, Bangladesh.

1.3 Key characteristics of Monsoon Asia

- 21 countries
- has seasonal monsoons – influence population distribution patterns, influences how people live
- varied cultural environments – rural village; world’s largest cities; tiny island states; most populated countries; desperate poverty; wealth of Japan
- climate - lies in the Tropics; high temperatures; April-June summer
- mountains – orographic rainfall; NE India: wettest place on earth
- Rivers – has world’s greatest rivers; used for - transport, irrigation, water supply; cause flooding in lowlands
- Soils – floods create fertile soil
- Population distribution – dense - along rivers, coastal plains, where there is water and fertile soil; sparse – in deserts and forested mountain ranges

MA Population - Number of people

FQ1. How many people are there in MA? How many are there in particular countries in Monsoon Asia?

1.1 % of World Population

MA Population-Fousing Questions

Focusing Questions

1. How many people are there living in Monsoon Asia? How many are there in particular countries in Monsoon Asia?

2. What are the population distribution patterns of Monsoon Asia?

3. How is Monsoon Asia's population made up?

4. Are the numbers increasing ir declining?

5. What are the issues of a youthful population? How are we to solve these?

6. What ate the issues associated with the migration movements within Monsoon Asia?

NZ Popn - Migration, Northward Drift

Northward drift is any migration that heads North.

NZ Popn - Migration, Intra-Urban

Intra-Urban migration is people migrating within a city or urban settlement.

Examples of Intr-Urban Migration
-Papatoetoe to Manukau
-Manurewa to Papakura
-Lower Hutt to Upper Hutt
-Porirua to Wellington
-Mt Roskill to Henderson
-Pamure to Pukekohe
-Otahuhu to Mt Wellington
-Mangere to Remura

Infill housing is when sections get subdivided. (one section that had one house, will now be divided in two and a second house will be built on the property). This can cause pressure on the existing services.

Traffic Congestion is when lots of traffic blocking up the roads. This is caused by population growing faster than the transportation links.

Urban sprawl is when the city spreads into the rural areas.

Gentrification is when people buy cheap old houses and renovate them and increase the value of these houses.

NZ Population - Migration, Rural to Urban

Rural to urban migration is the process of people moving from rural areas (farmland) to urban areas (towns and cities). This often follows stepwise migration where people move from a rural area to a small town, to a bigger town, to a city.

In New Zealand, there has been a steady increase in the number of people living in urban areas. The number of people in rural areas has steadily decreased.

Urbanisation is the process of people moving from rural areas to urban areas.

Some examples of rural to urban migration are:

Bombay to Auckland
Morrinsville to Hamilton
Pukekawa to Manukau
Pokuru to Cambridge
Gladeston to Masterton
Urenui to New Plymouth
Kawakawa to Whangarei
Aka Aka to Pukekohe

Counterflow migration is the opposite flow of migration - Urban to Rural areas. Eg Auckland to Bombay, Morrinsville to Hamilton

Tikanga Maori is defined as being traditions and customs. This could relate to rural to urban migration because urban Maori often migrate back to their tribal lands to learn and be a part of their cultural customs and traditions.

Whakapapa is defined as being geneology. This could relate to rural to urban migration because urban Maori often migrate back to their tribal lands to learn and be a part of their cultural customs and traditions.

One way to remember the countries of the world...

This is our first geography post. This could be one way to remember all the countries of the world!




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