Population Distribution and Factors affecting it

Population Distribution and Factors affecting it

Objectives

• Identify the factors that influence Population Distribution and Density

  
  

• Explain each of these factors

• Review Assessment

Physical Factors that influence population Distribution 

• Climate

• Natural Resources

• Vegetation

• Relief

• Soils

Multiple Select

What are Physical Factors that influence Population Distribution. Pick all that apply

• Soils

• Climate

• Natural Vegetation

• Relief

• Natural Resources

Human factors influencing Population Distribution

• Deep Harbour Ports

• Communication Networks

• Economic Activities

• Government policies and Stability

Multiple Select

Is Government Policies a Human factor influencing Population Distribution?

• Yes

• No

Factors affecting population distribution

Sparsely and Densely populated Areas

• Sparsely populated simply means an area that contains few people.

•  Areas are usually sparsely populated due to physical and human factors.

• The term densely populated is used to describe the human population of an area. This term might also be used to describe a population of animals

• If an area, such as a country, region, or city, is described as densely populated, this means that there are many people living there.

Multiple Choice

An area that has few people living in it is said to be Densely Populated

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Areas with low populations are the Rainforest and Deserts?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which Country has a high population Density

• India

• Trinidad

• Greenland

Multiple Select

Which of these countries have low population densities? Tick all that apply

• Canada

• Australia

• Russia