Geography
What is geography
Geography is the study of the physical features and human populations on Earth
What is Urban and what is rural?
Urban: cities
Rural: farms
Draw what a linear settlement pattern would look like?
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Draw what a dense settlement pattern looks like
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What is Physical Geography?
The study of the physical features of the Earth.
Where will most of the new population growth occur?
Urban areas of Earth's poorest countries
How does Agriculture impact settlement?
People need food to live. Need to live on good farm land (water, soil, weather)
Why do people live where they live?
Each family makes a decision based on their own needsand experiences.
What is human geography?
The study of how humans interact and impact the Earth
How has population settlement changed over time?
-move from hunter gathererto agarian socities
-New tech advances in agriculture allowed peope to settle in different ways
-Industrial revolution (people moved from rural to urban areas)
What are some unfavourable Settlement factors? (2)
-mountainous areas
-infertile land
-extreme weather and climate
-lack of natural resources
What are favourable settlement factors? (2)
-fertile land
-access to water and natural resources
good climate
close to urban centres
What would a dam be categorized as, human or physical geography
Human geography because it is a feature that humans created to impact nature.
How will cities need to change to accomodate population growth?
Find ways to supply all people with food, saintiation, and education
Growth must not damage the land
Calculate population density for the following:
population: 35 160 000
area: 9 985 000
Is it dense, moderate, or sparse?
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sparse
What are some historical factors that affect settlement? (2)
Historically settled near waterways (Niagara)
places where people historically settled continue to grow
Give 2 examples of a possible solution for accomodating population growth
1.rooftop and vertical garden
2.power from renewable energy
3. less single homes more apartment style housing
What are some political factors that impact settlement? (2)
Government policies can impact if people want to live there
People leave countries with different political beliefs
refugees move for safety
Whata are some ways natural disasters impact settlement? give 2 examples
-design buildings that can withstand disasters
-move away from areas known for disasters