Vocabulary
The study of physical features and human populations on Earth.
What is Geography?
When settlements have been established very close to each other.
What are clustered settlements?
Less than 15 people/km2
What is a sparse population density?
Fertile soil, waterways, climate suitable for agriculture, vegetation are this under this type of factor that affect settlement
What are natural factors?
The maximum number of people that a region can support without running out of resources.
What is carrying capacity?
A number that shows the increase of decrease in a population during a certain period of time.
What is growth rate?
Northern Ontario is an example of these types of settlements
What are scattered settlements?
The USA, China and South Africa all have this population density.
What is a moderate population density?
Some settlements have grown around places with spiritual significance. (Jerusalem, Mecca)
What are religious factors?
The number of live births per 1,000 people.
What is birth rate?
What is population density?
When settlements have been established along waterways.
What are linear settlements?
What is a high population density?
Government policies, civil unrest, and war.
The population density of a given country is 10.
What is a sparse (low) population density?
The number of deaths per thousand people every year.
What is death rate?
The population in the Chappell Hill area is an example of these types of settlements.
What are clustered settlements?
Canada, Australia and Greenland are examples of this population density.
What is a sparse population density?
After World War II many immigrants left Europe to settle in other parts of the world.
What is a Historical settlement factor?
The number of people in a given area.
What is population density?
The movement of people from one place to another.
What is migration?
The population surrounds a feature, like a mountain or stadium, or circles the edge of a territory.
What are peripheral settlements?
India, Monaco and South Korea all have this population density.
What is a high population density?
An abundance of natural resources and job opportunities.
What are Economic settlement factors?
The patterns of how people are arranged in an area.