Populations
What is the word which describes high population density, many people crowded together in a given area
Dense
What are the two main categories which describe settlement factors?
Natural factors and human factors
What is the word that describes the increase or decrease in a population over a certain period of time
Growth Rate
How did the Industrial Revolution impact population changes?
During this period global population increased from 700m to over 1b
Which two countries in Southeast Asia have a high population density?
Bangladesh
Singapore
What is the word that describes low population density, a small number of people scattered over a large area.
Sparse
__% of Earth’s population lives on ___% of the land area
90% lives on 10%
What is the study of human population statistics called?
Demography
What key inventions were created during the Agricultural Revolution?
Inventions such as the horse-drawn hoe and seed drill meant that people could produce more food more efficiently
What are the words that describe the following populations and areas?
-->areas or populations outside cities
-->areas or populations inside cities or towns
Rural
Urban
What is the formula used to calculate population density?
Population density= Population (number of people)
____________________________
Land Area (KM2)
What four influences impact human settlement factors?
Historical influences
Political influences
Religious influences
Economic influences
What is the word that describes the maximum number of people that a region can support without running out of resources
Carrying capacity
As a result of the development of agriculture, settlements began to be created roughly______ years ago
roughly 12,000 years ago
Where are you most likely to find clustered and scattered settlement patterns?
Clustered: Anywhere densely packed (major cities)
Scattered: Siberia, Russia
What do choropleth maps represent?
population density
What are the six sizes of settlements according to settlement hierarchy?
A single home
A hamlet (fewer than 100 people)
A village (at least 100 people)
A town (at least 1000 people)
A city (at least 100 000 people)
A megacity (can have more than 10 million people)
What is the word used to describe an area with fertile soil in a moderate climate, with a consistent water supply, that can be used to grow crops.
Arable land
The growing population in urban areas led to the __________ beginning in the _______ century
Industrial Revolution
18th century
Where are you most likely to find linear or peripheral settlement patterns?
--> linear: along the Nile River in Northeastern Africa.
--> Peripheral:South America, major cities mainly along the coasts.
What are three challenges that are occurring due to a growing population?
Resource and land use
Poverty
Pollution
Name the six reasons why settlements may be founded
Agricultural
Trade
Transport
Industrial
Political
Spiritual
What is good soil for farming, climate, fresh water, vegetation, and landforms examples of?
What is religious, economic, political, and historical examples of?
natural factors
human factors
What are three significant improvements to society that occurred during the Industrial Revolution?
Led to advancements in technology and manufacturing
The steam engine
Improvements in sanitation, medication and nutrition helped the fight against disease (typhoid, cholera, and smallpox)
What are four types of population distribution patterns?
Clustered: Close together and unevenly distributed
Scattered: Spread over a large area and not grouped together
Linear: Forming a line, which can be straight or wavy
Peripheral: Distributed along the out perimeter of an area