Population Size and Number of Services Case Study

Population size and number of services in an area

IGCSE Geography

Lesson objectives

-Explain the settlement and service provisions in an area:

• Lozère, France

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Multiple Choice

These refer to items of services that are purchased/required frequently (convenience goods), such as milk or bread...

• Low-order goods/services/funnctions

• High-order goods/services/funnctions

-a department in southeast France

• a mountainous region

• farming (cattle rearing) and tourism

• poor-soil quality

• low rate of unemployment

• has long history of out-migration of young people in search of work

Rearing: bring up and care for

Lozère, France

​Population of Lozère from 1801 to 2011

Open Ended

Identify the places in Lozère with the most and least amount of people.

​Population of St.-Andre Capcèze from 1800 to 2006

Open Ended

Compare the sites of Mende and St. Andre-Capceze. Why do you think these places receive more/less people?

Open Ended

Describe the situation of Bagnois-les-Bains

Open Ended

Suggest why a large settlement might not develop in this location.

Open Ended

Identity and justify a likely location for another large settlement in the area.

Open Ended

Suggest two reasons why Badaroux has the second-largest population in the study area.

December 14 Session

• Frayer Model Presentations

• Service provisions in Nansha Activity

  • Check the announcement on MS Teams for the list of resources/materials.

5-Minute Individual Brainstorming

Answer the following questions:

• Describe the relationship between population size and the number of services in Nansha. (refer to the functional areas and population data)

• Suggest a hierarchy of settlements in Nansha. (use the functional areas). Explain how such a hierarchy works.

• Identify one place in Nansha that can be an exception to the settlement hierarchy and suggest how and why it does not fit the pattern.

Take note: write your initial answers on your notebook.

Meet your Nansha Groupmates

Answer the following questions:

• Describe the relationship between population size and the number of services in Nansha. (refer to the functional areas and population data)

• Suggest a hierarchy of settlements in Nansha. (use the functional areas). Explain how such a hierarchy works.

• Identify one place in Nansha that can be an exception to the settlement hierarchy and suggest how and why it does not fit the pattern.

Prepare a three minute presentation that answers these question. Present after 20 minutes.

Presentations