2.1
Areas of permanent settlement by humans.
Ecumene
What are three areas of consequence when it comes to population increase or decrease.
Political , Social. and Ecnomic
How long it take a population to double.
Population Doubling Time.
What physical characteristics decide where people live?
Climate: Most live in temperate climates(continental)
Landforms: Where I can survive(not usually in mountains or deserts)
Water Bodies: River and freshwate, trade routes.
The amount of resources a place has can only support a set amount of popluation. This is the
Carrying Capacity
Policies that promote fertility and having children. Where are they most practiced?
Pro-Natal
Developed World
What Human factors decide where people live?
Culture:My people
Economics: How can I make money
History:Events of the past
Political: types of government/levels freedom.
How can you alter the carrying capacity?
Sustainability
Conservation
Technologies
Are people more or less likely to have children when moving to the cities for work?
Less
The spatial spread of people in a space vs. the number people in a space. This is __________vs.__________
Distribution vs. Desnsity
What does a developed countries population pyramid look like?
Rectangle.
Which stage in the DTM is likely to have more children. Why?
Stage 2
The number of people per square kilometer
The number of people per unit of arable land
The number of farmers per unit of arable land.
Arithmetic Density
Physiological Density
Agricultural Density
What does a developing countries population pyramid look like?
Triangle
What are the stages of the stage of the Epemicological Transition?
Stage 1: Pestilence and Famine (vectored)
Stage 2: Receding Pandemics (non-vectored)
Stage 3: Degenerative Diseases(heart disease, cancer, strokes)
Stage 4: Delayed Degenerative and Lifestyle Diseases(Alzheimer's, old age)