Tuesday, February 24: Population Distribution and Density Lesson / Intro to Using an Atlas.

CLASSWORK:

Today, class started with Mr. Clark introducing the concepts of population density (how "tightly packed" a population is in a particular space) and population distribution (how a population is spread out over the space).

He used examples by asking students to configure themselves around the room, and he discussed the different distributions and densities in the classroom.  Density refers to the number of people in a determined space.  It can be raised by increasing the number of people in a space, or by decreasing the amount of space containing a set number of people.  Distribution refers to a visual picture of how people are spread out in a given space.

Following this lesson, Mr. Clark asked students to complete their Atlas Intro Booklets (P. 12B).

HOMEWORK:

Complete Atlas Intro Booklet to the end (P. 12 B).  This should be completed for Wednesday, February 25.