Uk Population 3rd class Geography - English In the UK VOCABULARY Census= censimento Figure= cifra Percentage= percentuale Increase= aumento to increase= aumentare Dicrease= diminuzione to dicrease= diminuire Trends= tendenze Growth= crescita To rise= crescere To reach= raggiungere Higher population density/lower poputation density = densità di popolazione più alta/più bassa Per square kilometre= per chilometro quadrato Constraint= costrizione, obbligo Lack= mancanza Retired people= pensionati UK population source: 2001 census country Population (approxim) percentage UK 60,000,000 100% England 50,000,000 84% Wales 3,000,000 5% Scotland 5,100,000 9 %↓ Northern Ireland 1,700,000 3%↑ ↑ ↑ List of cities in order of population • • • • • • • • • • 1 London 2 Birmingham 3 Leeds 4 Glasgow 5 Sheffield 6 Bradford 7 Liverpool 8 Edinburgh 9 Manchester 10 Bristol 7,074,265 1,020,589 726,939 616,430 530,375 483,422 467,995 448,850 430,818 399,633 4 out of 5 people live in towns or cities London Birmingham Manchester Glasgow Population density (persons per sq km) Scotland 65 Northern Ireland 125 Wales 141 England 380 London area 4,679 Population of the UK by ethnic group White Asian or Asian British 2001 census 92.1 4.0 Black or black British 2.0 Chinese 0.4 0.4 Other ethnic groups All minority ethnic population 7.9 (almost half in Greater London) 1991 census 94.5 2.4 5.5 Minority ethnic groups Where do minority ethnic people live? Concentrated in the cities (only 2% live in rural areas) Concentrated in England (less in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) About 45% live in Greater London 80% of the total black African population in Greater London Other regions: West Midlands, Yorkshire, North-West England (esp Pakistani) Scotland: only 1.25% of the population Brick Lane, Bangla town Why do ethnic minority people live in particular areas? 1. “Choice” theory: they prefer (social support, same language, religion, culture) 2. “Constraint” theory: they must (low economic position, lack of info about housing opportunities, fear of discrimination) Social trends Long term projections: peak around 2050, then slow fall An increasing number of old people (1 in 6 in 2000 aged 65 and over) A move away from cities and larger towns, a decrease in large industrial areas, an increase in rural and suburban areas of the South (changes in employment opportunities) Retired people to the south coast A growing multicultural society (projections: minority ethnic population will double by 2020 - higher birth rate)