Definitions
A term that means the movement of people from one place to another.
What is migration?
The revolution that improved farming and increased food production.
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
A problem caused when too many people live in a small area.
What is overcrowding?
A distribution pattern where people are grouped closely together.
What are clustered settlements?
The smallest settlement in the settlement hierarchy.
What is a hamlet?
A map that uses different colours or shades to represent data.
What is a choropleth map?
The revolution that brought factories, machines, and urban growth.
Response: What is the Industrial Revolution?
A service that may become overcrowded as population growth increases.
What is healthcare?
A settlement pattern commonly found along rivers, roads, or coastlines.
What is a linear settlement pattern?
The settlement that is one step larger than a hamlet with at least 100 people.
What is a village?
Land that is suitable for growing crops.
What is arable land?
The continent containing many of the world's fastest-growing countries.
What is Africa?
An economic challenge that occurs when job creation cannot keep up with population growth.
What is unemployment?
The formula found by dividing population by land area.
What is population density?
A settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city.
What is a town?
DAILY DOUBLE
An overcrowded area with poor housing and limited services.
What is a slum?
A major reason population growth increased after farming methods improved.
What is an increased food supply?
A social services often affected by rapid population growth.
What is education?
A settlement pattern found around the edges of a region.
What is a peripheral settlement pattern?
A city with a population exceeding 10 million people.
What is a Megacity?
The number of people living within a given area of land.
What is population density?
The projected world population by the year 2050.
What is over 9 billion?
Two major challenges that can occur when population growth exceeds available resources.
What are housing shortages and [Food] resource strain?
The population density of a region with 120,000 people living in 300 km².
What is 400 people per km²?
The capital city of Brazil.
What is Brasília?