MOY Geography and Human Settlement Concepts

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Population Pattern

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How people are spread out in a certain area.

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Settlement

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A place where people live, such as a village or city.

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Densely Populated

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A place where many people live close together.

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Sparsely Populated

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A place where very few people live.

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Population Density

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The number of people living in one square mile or kilometer of land.

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Urbanization

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When more people move to cities, and cities grow larger.

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Rural

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Areas in the countryside where there are fewer people and more open spaces.

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Urban

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Areas in or near cities with lots of people, buildings, and businesses.

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Settlement Patterns

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How and where people choose to live in an area.

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Political Regions

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Areas of land grouped together based on government and laws.