Geography Grade 10 Week 3
Geography Grade 10 Week 3
By 1900, the estimated population of Ethiopia was only 11.8 million. Since then, it
has grown at a rapid rate. At the current rate, the country population is projected to
grow by 1.9 million people annually; fertility and mortality are the main factors in
population growth rate. Migration has very little effect because most of the population
has low mobility across international boundaries.
The annual growth rate of Ethiopia population is 2.7%.
The current population of Ethiopia is 115,606,131 as Friday, September 25, 2020,
based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest UN data.
Fertility in Ethiopia is the highest in OROMIA and SNNPR.
Mortality is higher in the rural areas.
The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2020 was 41.5%, 55.8% was
between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.3% was 65 years or older.
The current life expectancy for Ethiopia in 2020 is 66.71 years,
Interims of sex composition males are higher in rural areas and females are higher in
urban areas.
EXCERSISES/HOMEWORK
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
1. Why is Ethiopia life expectancy so low?
2. Why do rural areas have higher TFR than urban areas in Ethiopia?
3. Why both CBR and TFR are lower in urban areas than in rural areas of
Ethiopia?
4. Why is Ethiopia population growing?
5. Why is the infant mortality rate so high in Ethiopia?
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WEEK 3: SECOND PERIOD
TEACHER NAME: YENENEH FASIL
GRADE/SEC: 10A-G
UNIT-3: WORLD POPULATION
TOPIC-: POPULATION DISTRIBUTION AND DENSITY IN ETHIOPIA
LESSON OBJECTIVE: At the end of the lesson student would able to explain
population distribution and density in Ethiopia.
WEEK : 3
PAGE: 162: 172
PERIOD: 2
SUMMERIZED NOTE
EXCERSISES/ HOMEWORK
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
1. What are the major factors that affect population distribution in Ethiopia?
2. Why are the lowlands areas of Ethiopia sparsely populated?
3. List densely populated areas in Ethiopia?
4. Define population policy?
5. Explain pro-natalist and anti-natalist population policies?
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