(western region) human processes ch21

Question 1

1841

Answer 1

before famine 1m people in western region

Question 2

1845-1849

Answer 2

Great famine,led to decline in population,affected west more than east

Question 3

1849

Answer 3

Mass emigration continued Britain and US

Question 4

1971

Answer 4

Population in Western region fallen to 312,000

Question 5

1973

Answer 5

Ireland Joins EU,Population increases then declined in the 80s , global recession

Question 6

1990

Answer 6

Economy received in celtic tiger era

Question 7

2016

Answer 7

453,413 in the western region

Question 8

What is population distribution

Answer 8

Population distribution refers to the spread of people across an area

Question 9

What Western area is sparsely populated

Answer 9

Population distribution is not even in the west as areas like west mayo and connemara are sparsely populated

Question 10

What west areas are more densely populated

Answer 10

Urban areas such as Galway city and castle bar are more densely populated

Question 11

Why are areas like connemara sparsely populated

Answer 11

This Is becuase the rough terrain of connemara and other Western region is hard to build on

Question 12

What is the number of population density

Answer 12

Population density is 32people per km2

Question 13

What is the largest urban area in the western region

Answer 13

Galway City

Question 14

What is The percentage of the Western regions population that lives in rural areas

Answer 14

65%

Question 15

What is castle bar population

Answer 15

Castle bar has population more than 10,000

Question 16

What is the percentage of foreign nationals in Western region

Answer 16

11.5%

Question 17

What’s the event that led to the decline in smaller towns and villages

Answer 17

Economic recession of 2008-2013

Question 18

What is the population of Galway city

Answer 18

The population of Galway city is 79,934