1. A.S 90203/ 1.2: Describe population patterns, processes & issues Focussing Questions: 1.What are the distribution patterns of New Zealand’s population? –How is New Zealand’s population made up? Where do migrants come from? –Where is the population located? Why? 2.What migration movements are there within New Zealand and what are the associated issues? –Why are people moving from place to place? –What are the effects of movements on the places of origin, destination and the migrants themselves. –What differences are there in living conditions within New Zealand? 3.What changes has New Zealand had to its population size and structure? What are the associated issues? –What is meant by “ageing population’ and what are the resultant problems? –Are population numbers increasing or decreasing? Why?

2. Create a glossary at the start of your New Zealand population notes. Add to your glossary the following words: Population: the people who inhabit a territory or state Demography: study of population

3. Demography Population Age Profile Education Ethnic Groups Income Employment Density Add to glossary: Dense: Compact, crowded together, thick Sparse: having widely spaced intervals, not dense TASK: provide an example of a sentence with the words ‘dense’ and ‘sparse’ involved

4. Demography Task: Describe the demography of Auckland? Population Age Profile (are there certain areas of Auckland where certain age groups live) Education (types of education available) Ethnic Groups (types of ethnic groups, are there areas where certain ethnic groups live) Income Employment (types of jobs available) Density (of people or housing)

5. Census The main source of information for any population is achieved through a ‘Census’: → Is an official count of the population → It is carried out every 5 years → On ‘Census Day’ every person within the borders of a country fills out the form, even tourists! → Auckland’s population was 1,158,891 in 2001. In 2006, Auckland’s population was 1,303,068 → By comparing the 2006 data with data collected from the 2001 Census, differences and similarities can be seen

6. Census information Data from censuses tells us: Who makes up our population How New Zealand families are changing What types of houses we live in What we earn What level of schooling we have What industries we work in

7. What is Census Data Useful For? Governments use data information to plan for the future needs of the population eg.  How many schools or hospitals will we need?  Do we require a new shopping centre? Ethnicity One important question asked by the census concerns your ethnicity

8. The results of the 2006 Census shows us that New Zealand has a large European majority of 67.6 % of the population. TASK: put the following data on a percentage bar graph showing the Ethnic groups in New Zealand, 2006 Ethnic groups in New Zealand, 2006 Census data Ethnic groupPercentage of total population European67.6 Maori14.6 Asian9.2 Pacific6.9 Other1.7

9. DemographyStudy of population CensusAn official count of population EthnicityThe ethnic or cultural group you belong to UrbanisationThe growth of cities ImmigrationTo come into a country to live EmigrationTo exit or leave a country to live somewhere else migrationThe moving of people between places DistributionThe pattern of where people live MEDCMore Economically Developed Country LEDCLess Economically Developed Country

10. Terminology revision questions 1.The arrangement of the buildings in Auckland city could be considered… 2.Providing the government with information on a population. 3.The constant growth of Auckland city is…. 4.People leaving New Zealand to live in Australia is an example of… 5.There are more people living in the North Island than the South Island. 6.Ethiopia is an example of….. 7.Multi cultural day is a celebration of New Zealand's different….. 8.Australia is an example of……. 9.People moving into New Zealand to live for educational purposes 10.The South Island is……populated