Settlement
Patterns
Patterns
The definition of Population Distribution?
What is: the pattern of where people live
What are the three major factors that impact growth rate?
1. Birth rate
2. Death rate
3. Migration
What is Population Demographics?
The proportions of younger and older people in a population affect how fast it grows. Countries with a younger population will grow much faster than countries with a high percentage of elderly people.
What is population density?
The average for a country of how many people live in a square Km (or mile) of land.
The province that has the highest population density…
What is P.E.I?
The definition of Scattered Population...
What is... A population in which there are few people in a large area. Vast areas with scattered resources can produce a scattered population pattern.
How will cities need to change to accommodate population growth?
1. Seek ways to supply all people with food, sanitation and education
2. Growth must not damage the land as it helps people survive
Name the factor influencing population growth that describes how different cultures have different norms for family size.
What is Social Attributes?
what is the formula to calculate population density
population/Area in Km squared
The province/territory with the lowest population density…
What is Northwest Territories?
The definition of Clustered Settlement...
What is a population distribution in which many people live in a small area of closely spaced houses or (census metropolitan area - urban area with population of at least 100,000)
Why was the agricultural revolution important to population growth?
New farming techniques were invented. These few farming methods meant that people could produce more food, more efficiently. Larger numbers of people could then be fed, leading to population increases.
The factor influencing growth rate that is based on the system by which good and services are produced, sold and bought in a country or region.
What is the economy?
(Stronger economy reduces the need for a large family)
What is a sparse population density? Give an example of country with a sparse population density.
a population density that has 14 or less people per Km^2
Australia or Canada
Where most Canadians live…
What is Southern Canada/Near the U.S. Border?
The definition of Linear Settlement.....
What is… A population distribution which is arranged in a narrow line, perhaps along a road, river, or valley
Why was the industrial revolution important to a change in population settlements?
encouraged people to leave rural areas and move to more urban areas to find work and other opportunities
As education levels increase (particularly for women), the average marriage age increases. Women who marry later tend to have fewer children, which lowers the birth rate.
What is a moderate population density? Give an example of a country with a moderate population density.
When a population density has 15 - 149 people per Km^2
Finland, South Africa, USA
Canada's Population Density?
What is 4 people/km2
Answers will vary….
How did the agricultural revolution drive people away form rural areas and towards urban ones.
Fewer people were needed to work on farms to provide food for the community and they moved to urban environments to find work.
Explain how Health Care impacts a country's growth rate
Where people have access to hospitals, doctors, and health services, more children are likely to survive to adulthood. Better health care can increase the growth rate.
What is a dense population density? Give an example of a country with a dense population density.
A population density that has 150 or more people per Km^2
India, Monaco, Singapore
What is the difference between population density and population distribution?
Population density is the number of people living in an area. Population distribution describes where the people in the area live.