Settlement Patterns & Population
When people live in a line along a river, they live in this type of settlement.
What is a linear settlement?
The five major climate zones on Earth include polar, temperate, and this hot zone.
What is tropical?
A community with high population density and many buildings and roads
What is urban?
The contamination of water, air, or land due to human activity.
What is pollution?
This country considers itself Europe’s greenest city
What is Växjö, Sweden?
Most Canadians live along the southern border. This describes the country’s _______
What is population distribution?
This environmental issue occurs when forests are removed, often for agriculture or urban expansion.
What is deforestation?
A community with low population density, often with open spaces and farms
What is rural?
A type of pollution that comes from excessive artificial brightness at night
What is light pollution?
The number of live births per 1,000 people in a year.
What is birth rate?
The process that gives land back for wildlife or human settlement.
What is land reclamation?
The process where land becomes dry and unusable, often due to climate change
What is desertification?
The spread of cities into surrounding areas, often leading to traffic and loss of green space.
What is urban sprawl?
A strategy that reduces garbage by reusing, recycling, and composting waste
The study of population characteristics, such as age, income, and education levels
What is demographics?
This country has the highest population density.
What is Macau?
Rising temperatures cause this global issue, leading to the flooding of coastal settlements
What is rising sea levels?
The movement of people from cities to the countryside for a quieter lifestyle
What is movement from urban to rural?
Two environmental concerns related to desertification
What are soil degradation and loss of farmland?
This type of pollution happens when trash, especially plastic, ends up in lakes, rivers, and oceans.
What is plastic pollution?
This type of town was once thriving due to an important resource but is now abandoned.
What is a ghost town?
A sustainable way to collect and store rain for later use
What is rainwater harvesting?
A type of town that develops around a key industry, such as mining or forestr
What is a resource town?
This harmful substance, often used on farms, can run off into water sources, leading to contamination.
What are pesticides (or fertilizers)?
How is Vaxjo, Sweden a sustainable settlement(list 4-5 things)
What is better city planning, use of biogas to heat the city, growing their own vegetables, they are encouraged to walk, cycle or take public transit, once a week eat vegetarian meals