Grade 8 Geography- Population and Settlement Factors

Example of physical geography are (check all that apply)

• studying natural resources

• the study of the physical features of the earth i.e. mountains,

  oceans

• learning about different climate zones

• learning about landforms, rocks and minerals

• Population distibution

Example of human geography are (check all that apply)

• Population characteristics e.g. birth rate, death rate

• Learning about different economic systems

• Learning about why people migrate from one country to another

• The study of how humans interact and impact the earth

• Continental drift

What type of settlement is this?

• Linear Settlement:

• Scattered Settlement:

• Clustered Settlement:

What type of settlement is this?

• Linear Settlement:

• Scattered Settlement:

• Clustered Settlement:

What type of settlement is this?

• Linear Settlement:

• Scattered Settlement:

• Clustered Settlement:

Explain why Agriculture is a Settlement Factor

• Good farmland will grow better crops. People want

  to live where they will have lots of food.

• Farm land is spacious

• Farm land creates job

Explain why Water is a Settlement Factor

• Water is a good source of entertainment (swimming sailing)

• People need clean water to drink, farmers need

  water for their crops, factories need water to

  create items for people to use.

• Water is calming

Explain why "Political" is a Settlement Factor

• People want to be political

• People like politics

• People move when their home country becomes unsafe.

Explain why "Historical" is a Settlement Factor

• Historical places have better architecture

• People like to live where others have already made

  a home. This makes it easier to start in a new

  place.

• History is interesting

Explain why "Economics" is a Settlement Factor

• Places that have lots of trees, water, minerals,

  metals and oil usually have a settlement near by.

• Good to be in a place near wood, ore, and straw

• being near a bank is a good reason to settle somewhere