POPULATION OF EAST AFRICA

POPULATION OF EAST AFRICA

Population Density

Population density describes the number of people per square kilometer of land area.

It is calculated as;
      PD                       =          POPULATION (P)
                                                AREA (A)

ACTIVITY 1: - Warm up / Brain Storming

Ask learners to brainstorm on the following terms;

• Population
• Population census
• Population distribution
• Population density
• Under population
• Over population
• Birth rate
• Growth rate
• Death rate

TABLE 1B: POPULATION DENSITY OF EAST AFRICAN COUNTRIES

Country	Total area (km2)	Total Population 2008	Population density
Uganda	244,400	31,367,972	.......................
Kenya	585,000	37,958,838	.......................
Tanzania	943,000	40,212,612	.......................
Total	1772,400	......................	.......................

Source: Population Reference Bureau (2006)
ACTIVITY 2:

In groups of 5 – 8, study the Table 1B above and answer the following questions

• Which of East African country has the;
• Largest population.
• Least population.

• Calculate the population size of East Africa.

• How is high population an advantage to any one country of East Africa.

• What are disadvantages of high population size to any one country of east Africa?

• To which extent may low population be of advantage to your country?

ACTIVITY 3

Given the formula:

            Population Density     =         Total Population
                                                                        Area

• Use the Table 1B above to calculate the population density of
• Uganda
• Kenya
• Tanzania

• Which of the three countries has the
• Lowest population density?
• Highest population density?

• What could be the major cause of the differences in the population densities?

ACTIVITY 4

Study the sketch map below showing the population distribution of East Africa and answer the following questions

  

This would also be considered a group task

• Using the sketch map provided above, which areas of East Africa are:
• Densely populated
• Sparsely populated

• Why do you think that these areas are;
• Densely populated?
• Sparsely populated?

• What challenges do the people living in those areas mentioned in question (b) above face?

• Suppose a population officer, suggest ways in which you would overcome those challenges

ACTIVITY 5

Study Table 2 below showing population figures in Uganda between 1990 –2001 and answer the questions below.

YEAR	POPULATION (000)
-1991	16.000
1992 - 1993	16.500
1994 - 1995	17,000
1996 - 1997	18,000
1998 - 1999	19,500
2000 - 2001	23,000

 (i) Draw a line graph to show the above information.

 (ii) Describe the trend of population growth in Uganda between 1990  to 2001.

 (iii) State the causes for an increase in population between 1990 –2001.