Human Geography WPC 2

What is human geography?

• Human geography is the study of only landforms and waterways.

• Human geography is the study of the human body

• Human geography is the study of how people interact with and organize the world

Match the following

Groups:

(a) Life Expectancy

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(b) Infant Mortality Rate

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(c) Fertility Rate

• the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births

• the average length of life for people in a given area

• the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime

Why do we study life expectancy, infant mortality, and fertility?

• To analyze climate change effects on agriculture.
• To assess the health of people

• To determine the average lifespan of animals.
• To evaluate economic growth and productivity.

What is immigration?

• The process of moving people out of their home country.
• A legal document required for travel abroad.
• The act of visiting a country temporarily for tourism.
• The movement of people into a foreign country to reside there.

What is migration?

• The act of building structures in a new location.

• The seasonal change in weather patterns.

• The movement of individuals or groups from one location to another.

• The process of staying in one place permanently.

What does it mean to be a refugee?

• Someone who has never left their home country.

• A person who has been granted citizenship in another country.

• A person who has fled their home country due to fear of persecution or violence.

• Someone who travels for fun

What is urbanization?

• People moving from rural (the country) to urban (city) areas.

• Decline of urban (city) areas.

• The increase in agricultural land.

• People moving from the urban (cities) areas into rural (country) areas.

Match the following

• Residential areas that are not urban

• Rural

• City life with high population density

• Urban

• Large city with significant economic activity

• Suburban

• Open spaces with agricultural land

• Metropolitan

Place into the correct category reasons people leave their current home.

Groups:

(a) Push Factors

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(b) Pull Factors

• educational opportunities

• family

• better living conditions
• freedom of expression
• job opportunities
• political stability
• no political freedom

• lack of opportunities
• cultural attractions
• famine- no food

• drought
• war

• economic instability
• persecution
• healthcare access
• natural disasters

Match the following

• modify

• when we rely on our environment to survive

• depend

• when we change our environment to meet our needs or make life easier for use

• adapt

• when we change ourself to better fit into our environment