1.1.1 Global population distribution

Content

Geographic inquiry and concept(s)
- How population varies between places
Geographic knowledge and understanding
- Physical and human factors affecting population distribution at the global scale
Case study or detailed examples
- Neither required by the syllabus
Aims of this lesson
- To be able to describe and explain the physical and human factors affecting population distribution at the global scale
- To be able to discuss which are the most important physical factors and the most important human factors affecting population distribution

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Human factor
- The various ways that human activities and decisions influence geographical phenomena.

Latitude
- The geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is measured in degrees north or south from the equator, which is defined as 0 degrees latitude.

Physical factor
- The natural elements of the environment that influence human activities and patterns.

Population density
- The number of people living in a given area, usually expressed as the number of people per square kilometre.

Population distribution
- Describes the uneven spread of people across the Earth, with certain areas being much more densely populated than others due to a combination of physical and human geographic factors.

Urbanisation
- The process by which an increasing percentage of a country’s population comes to live in towns and cities. It may involve both rural–urban migration and natural increase.

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Explain one human factor that attracts population to a specific area. [2]
Explain two physical factors that can lead to high population densities in some areas. [4]