Population and Settlement Flashcards

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Sparsely Populated

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Not many people in an area

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Densely Populated

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Lots of people in an area

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Population density

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Amount of people in an area

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4
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List five reasons why places are densely populated

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Pleasant Climate
Flat land
Fertile soil
Good Food/Water Supply
Good transportation
Plenty of jobs
Natural Resources

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5
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What are the two types of factors that affect population density

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Human and Physical

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List five reasons for Sparsely Populated areas

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Temperature
Steep hills
Poor soil
Dense forest
Poor Water/Food supply
Poor transport
Small amount of natural resources
not many jobs

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Migration

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Movement from one place to another

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Push Factor

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Something that forces someone to leave a place

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Pull factor

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Something that attracts someone to a place

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LIC

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Low income country-a poor country.

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HIC

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High income country-richer country like US or UK

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Why is population Increasing (2)

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More people are born than people are dying. This is partly due to the fact we are now living longer and also birth deaths are much lower due to technology

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Population Structure (5)

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The population structure is the amount of people at certain ages. There are three main groups-Young dependents (0-15), Economically active (16-65) and Elderly dependents (65+). LIC’s tend to have more of the first since more babies and born and there is a generally a lower life expectancy.

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Settlement

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A settlement is a place where people live

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There are three main types of settlements. List them and then Explain them (3)

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Nucleated, Linear, Disperse-A nucleated settlement is a settlement that revolves around a central location. A dispersed settlement is a scattered pattern of houses in an area. A linear settlement is a settlement that is formed along a long line

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