1.1.3 Population distribution and economic development at the national scale
Content
Geographic inquiry and concept(s)
How population varies between places
Geographic knowledge and understanding
Population distribution and economic development at the national scale, including voluntary internal migration, core-periphery patterns and megacity growth
Case study or detailed examples
Two detailed and contrasting examples of uneven population distribution
Aims of this lesson
To have knowledge of where the population is distributed in both China and the USA.
To have knowledge of the movement of people within China and the USA.
To have knowledge of what the core and periphery are and how this can impact megacity growth.
