10 Western Bay of Plenty Sub-region Includes: Western Bay of Plenty District Council Tauranga City Council Coastal Marine Area Total land area 2289km 2 Population 2001 130,000 Activity / Mahi Calculate sub-region’s population density
16 Population Distribution Activity / Mahi Complete: 1.Identify sparse / dense population 2.Physical characteristics that may contribute 3.Human characteristics that may contribute 4.Share answers Source: Ministry for the Environment http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/ser/enz07- dec07/html/chapter2-environment/page3.html
17 Your place Visit Google Earth, look at your district or town Activity / Mahi In groups: 1. Identify two areas with sparse / dense populations 2. List physical characteristics that may contribute 3. List human characteristics that may contribute 4. Share your answers
18 Western BOP sub-region Includes Tauranga City and Western Bay of Plenty District Look at the slides and complete the activity slide
19 Tauranga City population distribution Source: SmartGrowth: Development Trends Report 2009, for 2008 to 2009 prepared by Tauranga City and Western Bay of Plenty District Councils
20 WBOP District population distribution Source: SmartGrowth: Development Trends Report 2009, for 2008 to 2009 prepared by Tauranga City and Western Bay of Plenty District Councils
21 Activity/ Mahi: Look at each table on the last two slides What do they tell you about: –Population distribution –Growth –Residential housing
22 True / False Quiz Densely populated places contain many people. The world’s population distribution is even. (What would have to happen to make this statement true?) Areas rich in resources tend to be more densely populated. Human factors affecting population density: political, climate and economic. Total land area of Western Bay of Plenty sub-region is 2,289km 2.