Unit 1 - Papua New Guinea - Internal Distribution

Question 1

Where is Papua New Guinea located?

Answer 1

• eastern half of New Guinea,

- in the Pacific Ocean

Question 2

How is the population distributed?

Answer 2

• capital city: Port Moresby

- centre of the country: high altitudes - all mountainous

Question 3

What are the physical factors affecting the internal distribution?

Answer 3

• dense tropical rainforests → forests: 63.1%
• mostly mountainous with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills
• active volcanism, earthquakes, mudslides and tsunamis

Question 4

What are the human factors affecting the internal distribution?

Answer 4

• due to cultural reasons, population decides to stay as tribal societies
• malaria risk → below the altitude of 2000m

Question 5

What are the economic factors affecting the internal distribution?

Answer 5

• job opportunities at capital city: Port Moresby

- resource-rich

Question 6

What is population distribution?

Answer 6

• the pattern of where people live

Question 7

What is internal distribution?

Answer 7

• human migration within one geopolitical entity (country)