Presentation specially prepared for grade 8 students

1. What would you like to be
when you grow up?

2. Human Resource
What is a resource?
A resource is anything natural or physical
which can be used to create wealth or
improve the standard of living of a people.

3. Categories of Resources
Physical Resources Human Resources
These are those gifts of These are the people and
nature made by God. the skills, talents, and
They include: abilities that they have.
 Land They include:
 Water  Doctors
 Mineral  Lawyers
 Forests  Farmers
 Animals  Teachers
 Sunlight  Fishermen

4. Categories of Physical Resources
There are two categories, namely renewable
and non-renewable
Renewable
Resources Water Forests Land
Animals Air

5. Categories of Physical Resources
There are two categories, namely renewable
and non-renewable
Non-
Renewable Gold Diamonds Bauxite
Resources
Natural
Petroleum
gas

6. JAMAICA'S POPULATION
What do you understand by the word
“population”?
Population means “the total number of
people living in a specific areas or
country”.

7. JAMAICA'S POPULATION
Jamaica’s population descended from
Africa, India, China, Europe among
other places.
The majority of the people are of
African descent

8. Jamaica’s Population Distribution
Population distribution refers to how people live
throughout the island
Percentage
6% 3%
Blacks
Mixed
91%
Unknown

9. 23%
48% Rural
29% Towns
Metropolitan

11. Population Density
What do you think population density is?
Population density is the number of people in a place
divided by the area of the place.
Formula: Pop. Density = population = number of people
area square kilometres

12. Population Density
Parish Population Area Pop. Density
Hanover 67,037 406 km2 ?
Pop. Density = Population = 67,037 = 165.
Area 406km2

13. CLASS ACTIVITY
PARISHES POPULATION AREA(Km2) POPULATION DENSITY
KINGSTON 96,052 22
St. ANDREW 555,828 431
St. CATHERINE 482,308 1,192
CLARENDON 237,024 1,196
MANCHESTER 185,801 830
St. ELIZABETH 146,404 1,212
WESTMORELAND 138,947 807
HANOVER 67,037 450
St. JAMES 175,127 595
TRELAWNY 73,066 875
St. ANN 166,762 1,213
St. MARY 111,466 611
PORTLAND 80,208 814
St. THOMAS 91,604 743