Vocabulary Chapter 1
Where People Live
Earth's Population is Changing
Vocabulary Chapter 2
Physical Processes and Settlements
100
Growth rate
What is a number that shows the increase or decrease in a population during a certain time period?
100
This population distribution pattern is where settlements form a line arrangement (opposite to how the grade 8s line up).
What is linear?
100
Many factors influence growth rate such as...
What is birth rate, death rate, migration, population demographics, social attitudes, economy, education, healthcare?
100
Any naturally occurring change on or in Earth (such as an earthquake).
What are physical processes?
100
Most of the Earth's volcanoes are found in this area that circles the Pacific Ocean.
What is the Ring of Fire?
200
This measures the maximum population that can survive without using up resources.
What is carrying capacity?
200
This population distribution pattern is where most people live in close groupings.
What is clustered?
200
Carrying capacity measures this....
What is the maximum population that can survive without using up resources?
200
Changes in long-term weather patterns caused by natural events and human activity.
What is climate change?
200
Many large urban areas are on or near these areas which can cause earthquakes and tsunamis.
What are plate boundaries?
300
This describes a very high population density (crowded areas)
What are dense populations?
300

The state where we will be able to find Charlie one day.

What is California!

300
Overpopulation issues include...
What is resources/land use, poverty and pollution?
300
A mathematical representation of the Earth's atmosphere, ocean and physical processes, often displayed in a map.
What is a climate model?
300
Some of Earth's continents have a high risk of this process which will turn arable land into deserts.
What is desertification?
400
# of people per square kilometre
What is population density?
400
90% of people on Earth live on this percentage of land.
What is 10%
400
A positive growth rate means....
What is population has increased?
400
The unwanted process of turning arable land into desert due to factors such as reduced rainfall and poor agricultural processes.
What is desertification?
400
This physical process can result from natural causes such as heavy rain or melting snow and by human causes such as tree removal or construction.
What are landslides?
500
An ordering of settlements by size of population.
What is a settlement hierarchy?
500
Human factors which influence where people build settlements.
What is religious, economic, political and historical reasons?
500
The world's population grew from 700 million to 1 billion people during what period of time?
What is the Industrial Revolution?
500
Areas with a long growing season and a semi-desert to moist climate; includes grassland and semi-desert scrub.
What is drylands?
500
Most volcanoes are not active but....
What is dormant or extinct.
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