People and Places Complementary Links

1. Topic 1 – Where In The World Do People Live?

25 Different Types of Houses from Around the World is a great article from Compassion Australia to start thinking about how people life around the world.

Gapminder - Where Do People Live? includes video content to think about where people live.

Not sure what the world's population actually is? Check the World Population Clock. Please also read the World Population Density Map included on this website (scroll down a little) to examine the differences in population density between nations, noting what the most densely populated nations are.

Understanding information presented visually is an important skill in Geography. While this article is an older one, it does include a great visual about where the majority of the world’s population lives.

This website provides information on a study on the size and distribution of the world’s Christian population.  Christianity is the largest religious group in the world and this website highlights where Christians live and changing trends in geography.  It shows the enormous growth in Christianity in Sub-Sahara Africa and Asia, two of our fastest growing regions. Together, Sub-Sahara Africa and Asia are home to an estimated 800 million Christians.