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Population Distribution Why do People Live Where They Do?

Population Distribution Why do People Live Where They Do?. Student Activity. On the next clean page of your notebook create Lesson 10– Title: “ Physical Features and it’s Impact on Population Distribution ”. Climate. Landforms. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. Web Notes.

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Population Distribution Why do People Live Where They Do?

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  1. Population DistributionWhy do People Live Where They Do?

  2. Student Activity • On the next clean page of your notebook create Lesson 10– • Title: “Physical Features and it’s Impact on Population Distribution”

  3. Climate Landforms 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. Web Notes Physical Geography & Impact on Population Bodies of Water Resources 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.

  4. Climate How does climate affect where people choose to settle?

  5. Top 10 Most Populated Cities, 1900 – U.S.A. Buffalo Boston Cleveland Chicago New York NY San Francisco Philadelphia Baltimore Cincinnati St. Louis

  6. Top 10 Most Populated Cities, 2000 – U.S.A. Chicago New York NY Philadelphia San Jose Los Angeles Phoenix San Diego Dallas San Antonio Houston

  7. Influences of Re-distribution • Explain the pattern you see in the shift in population distribution between 1900 and 2000. • What is the climate like in the NE United States? • What is the climate like in the SW United States? • What was invented that allowed for the population to shift from the NE to the SW United States?

  8. Fill in the Climate part of web… • 1. How does climate affect population distribution? • People prefer mild, temperate climates, not extreme hot and cold climates 2. What allows for people to live in areas that used to be too hot or dry to live in? -- Technology like A/C and irrigation help people adapt to warm climates

  9. Landforms How do landforms or topography affect Population Distribution?

  10. U.S. at Night

  11. Physical Map of the US

  12. Fill in the Landform part of the web.. • How do landforms affect population distribution? • People prefer to live on smooth terrain over mountainous terrain • Which physical features are present in the United States that affect population distribution?

  13. Rocky Mountains

  14. Southwestern Desert

  15. Bodies of Water How do Bodies of Water affect population distribution?

  16. Fill in Bodies of Water part on web.. • Would people want to settle near or away from water? • WATER EQUALS LIFE!! • People ALWAYS want to settle near water!!! • WHY?? BECAUSE OF …..

  17. Trade

  18. Tourism Sightseeing – New York Fly Fishing - Idaho Surfing - California Windsurfing - Oregon

  19. Transportation Auto Ferry River Ferry Port Transport Water Taxi

  20. Natural Resources The location of natural resources affects population distribution too.

  21. Resources • If you lived in the Sahara Desert, what natural resource would you have? (Discuss) • Name a few NATURAL Resources that we have here in the U.S. (Discuss) • People will settle around natural resources!!

  22. Natural Resources Renewable and Non-renewable

  23. Renewable and Nonrenewable ResourcesWhich one of the following resources is renewable and which one is non-renewable?

  24. Turn to page 93 and create a T-chart labeled with renewable resources on one side and non-renewable resources on the other side under the Resource part of your web . Start with the definition on each side then list 3 examples. renewable non-renewable Define: Define: Examples: Examples:

  25. Natural Resources Waterways/Ports Coal Agriculture Gold Oil & Gas Lumber

  26. Climate Landforms 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. Mind Map Physical Geography Bodies of Water Resources 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. Example: People want to live in warm climates 1. 2. 3. Phoenix has a warm temperature year round A picture of a swimming pool

  27. Why do people move?? PUSH & PULL FACTORS Stay Tuned

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