Migration and Population Distribution

Migration

• the movement of people in one area

• the movement of people in two areas

• why people move from one place to another

• the movement of people from one place to another

Which of the following is NOT a reason for migration?

• Food

• Jobs

• Government

• Family

• All of the these are reasons for migration

Which continent did humans begin to migrate from 100,000 years ago?

• North America

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

Which continent did humans migrate to last?

• North America

• South America

• Australia

• Africa

Humans are most likely to live near....

• Mountains

• Deserts

• Bodies of Water

• Snow

How did humans migrate to the Americas?

• they travelled in ships from Europe

• they travelled from Australia to the Americas

• they walked across the Bering Ice Bridge

• humans did not migrate to the Americas

Population Distribution:

• the number of people who live in cities

• the number of people who live in the countryside

• explains how people got from one place to another

• the number of people in a specific area

Sparsely Populated:

• very few people

• a lot of people

Densely Populated:

• very few people

• a lot of people

Census:

• the number of people living in a city

• the counting of the worlds population every 10 years

• the number of people living in the country

• the amount of money you make