People and Provences of South Africa

Question 1

Terms to know

Answer 1

Population: Group of people that live in a certain area, place, or country.

Settlement: Place where people settle to live. (Towns, farms, cities etc.)

Population Size: Number of people that lives in an area.

Population Density: Number of people in an area (measured per km²).

Population Distribution: The way people are spread all over the earth.

Migration: Process of people travelling from one place to another.

Question 2

The 9 provinces of SA

Answer 2

Eastern Cape
Free State
Gauteng
KwaZulu-Natal
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
Northern Cape
North West
Western Cape

Question 3

Which province has the highest density? Why?

Answer 3

Gauteng

Question 4

Which province has the lowest density? Why?

Answer 4

Northern Cape

Question 5

Use the two maps above. What is the land area for Gauteng compared to population? Why do you think are there so many people living there?

Answer 5

small land area and big population, a lot of people live in Gauteng because of the gold mines and more work opportunities

Question 6

Complete the paragraph: Gauteng is the _____ province with the _____ population in people. Northern Cape is the _______ province with the ______ population in people.

Answer 6

Complete the paragraph: Gauteng is the smallest province with the biggest population in people. Northern Cape is the biggest province with the smallest population in people.

Question 7

Population pyramid

Answer 7

represents the breakdown of a population by presenting the age and gender of a population.

Question 8

1. Why is Migration an important factor in population distribution?
2. Will migration influence population growth in certain provinces in South Africa?

Question 9

Reasons for using population pyramids:

Answer 9

The shape of the population pyramid can give us more information about an area’s population.
The pyramids show a % of male population on the left and a % of female population on the right.
It provides us with information about the birth and death rates and the life expectancy.
The population pyramid identifies how many dependents there are, the two groups of dependents is the young dependents (ages below 15) and elderly dependents (ages over 65.)
Dependents rely more on the economically on a country for economic support.
Many developing countries has a high number of young dependents, when you look at, the pyramid it will be wider at the bottom and the higher the age will it decrease to fewer people.
Developed countries has a growing number of elderly dependents, where the pyramid will show having straight sides or a barrel shape. The pyramid will also be much taller.

Question 10

1. The population of South Africa is spread. A (even) B (uneven).
2. In which parts of the country do we get the most settlements?
3. Which province has the most population?
4. Which province has the least population?
5. What is the population in your province?

Answer 10

1. The population of South Africa is spread. A (even) B (uneven).

Uneven

2. In which parts of the country do we get the most settlements?

Northern part and alongside the coastal region.

3. Which province has the most population?

Gauteng

4. Which province has the least population?

Northern Cape

5. What is the population in your province?

Depends on the province where the students live.