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Settlement Patterns & Population Density

Settlement Patterns & Population Density. Rate your views on each population issue by standing in the appropriate corner A small community is the ideal place to live The population of our community is too large A country with a large population is more important in the world

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Settlement Patterns & Population Density

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  1. Settlement Patterns & Population Density

  2. Rate your views on each population issue by standing in the appropriate corner • A small community is the ideal place to live • The population of our community is too large • A country with a large population is more important in the world • At 35 million, Canada already has enough people • The earth has the resources to support a larger population • At 7 billion people, our world is dangerously over population

  3. Settlement • Dependent on available economic opportunities for people living in a area • No jobs = people having to move to new settlement where jobs are available

  4. 3 Types of Settlement • Linear • Scattered • Clustered

  5. Linear Settlement • When settlement has been established in a line-like pattern • Historically, has occurred along major waterways because were major transportation and trade routes • i.e. Champlain Quebec and other communities along the Saint Lawrence River

  6. Scattered Settlement • People are settled in areas far apart from each other • Occurs when settlement has been established in an area where living conditions make it difficult to support large amounts of people • i.e. Northern Canada

  7. Clustered Settlement • When settlements have been established very close to each other, with many people living together • i.e. the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

  8. World Population Video • http://worldpopulationhistory.org/map/1/mercator/1/0/25/

  9. Population Density • The average for a country of how many people live in a square kilometre (or mile) of land • Calculated by dividing population of country by its area • 3 Categories: sparse, moderate, dense

  10. Sparse • Population has 14 or less people per km2 • Countries have small population in comparison to their land area • Examples: Canada, Australia, Greenland

  11. Moderate • Population density has 15-149 people per km2 • Countries have medium population size in comparison to their land area • Examples: China, South Africa, United States

  12. Dense • Population density has 150 or more people per km2 • Countries have small land area in comparison to their large populations • Example: India, Monaco, South Korea

  13. What affects Population Density? • Countries which have high population densities usually have more desirable physical features (moderate climate, flat lands) and are rich in natural resources

  14. Population Density Map KWL • Use your devices to go to the link below • Work with your group to analyse the population density map shown • Complete a K-W-L chart for the population density map http://luminocity3d.org/WorldPopDen/#3/36.81/26.72

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