Unit 1 - Papua New Guinea - Internal Distribution Flashcards

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Where is Papua New Guinea located?

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  • eastern half of New Guinea,

- in the Pacific Ocean

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How is the population distributed?

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  • capital city: Port Moresby

- centre of the country: high altitudes - all mountainous

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What are the physical factors affecting the internal distribution?

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  • dense tropical rainforests → forests: 63.1%
  • mostly mountainous with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills
  • active volcanism, earthquakes, mudslides and tsunamis
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What are the human factors affecting the internal distribution?

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  • due to cultural reasons, population decides to stay as tribal societies
  • malaria risk → below the altitude of 2000m
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What are the economic factors affecting the internal distribution?

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  • job opportunities at capital city: Port Moresby

- resource-rich

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What is population distribution?

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  • the pattern of where people live
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What is internal distribution?

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  • human migration within one geopolitical entity (country)
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