GCSE Revision Unit 2 – Population and Settlement

People and Places to live What is the difference between population density and distribution? What is common unit of measurement of population density? Who are the dependent population? How do you calculate dependency? Write an equation to include all of the variables when determining population growth.

What is the difference between population density and distribution?

What is common unit of measurement of population density?

Who are the dependent population?

How do you calculate dependency?

Write an equation to include all of the variables when determining population growth.

Population continued… When was the one Child policy introduced? List three limitations imposed Why was it relaxed in 1999? Where was the picture taken->

When was the one Child policy introduced?

List three limitations imposed

Why was it relaxed in 1999?

Where was the picture taken->

Population and Settlement List three different pull factors attracting migrants to MEDCs such as the USA. Why do some population pyramids have sections missing? Which river are the migrants crossing?

List three different pull factors attracting migrants to MEDCs such as the USA.

Why do some population pyramids have sections missing?

Which river are the migrants crossing?

ANSWERS - section 1 Density is the amount Distribution where People / km2 Old + young 0-15 + 65+ / 16 to 65 BR-DR + Im - Em 1979 Age of marriage raised to 22M + 20W, application needed, had to be working Ageing population, BR19, not fair to rural areas Mexico border Health and Education, Better Quality of Life, Good employment generates an income. Out migration or wars The Rio Grande

Density is the amount Distribution where

People / km2

Old + young

0-15 + 65+ / 16 to 65

BR-DR + Im - Em

1979

Age of marriage raised to 22M + 20W, application needed, had to be working

Ageing population, BR19, not fair to rural areas

Mexico border

Health and Education, Better Quality of Life, Good employment generates an income.

Out migration or wars

The Rio Grande

Part 2 – settlement What type of settlement sits at the top of the hierarchy? What is the difference between threshold and sphere of influence? Who devised the concentric circle model? Which city was it based upon?

What type of settlement sits at the top of the hierarchy?

What is the difference between threshold and sphere of influence?

Who devised the concentric circle model?

Which city was it based upon?

Settlement continued What type of housing are you likely to find in the inner city? Why is this so? Why is most industry no longer located around the core? What is the function of the CBD What are the possible future uses of brown field sites? Give an example of a recently regenerated area within a city

What type of housing are you likely to find in the inner city? Why is this so?

Why is most industry no longer located around the core?

What is the function of the CBD

What are the possible future uses of brown field sites?

Give an example of a recently regenerated area within a city

Settlements in LEDCs List three push factors forcing people from the countryside What are some of the local names for shanty towns? What are the main problems in Shanty towns? How do self help schemes overcome these problems.

List three push factors forcing people from the countryside

What are some of the local names for shanty towns?

What are the main problems in Shanty towns?

How do self help schemes overcome these problems.

Four issues of modern cites

ANSWERS Settlement Primate City, Capital or conurbation Threshold is the number of people to support a service, sphere of influence is the area it serves. Burgess Chicago Terraced, dense, cheap and efficient It causes pollution and access is difficult – some remains through inertia A central place for retail, offices and administrative functions

Primate City, Capital or conurbation

Threshold is the number of people to support a service, sphere of influence is the area it serves.

Burgess

Chicago

Terraced, dense, cheap and efficient

It causes pollution and access is difficult – some remains through inertia

A central place for retail, offices and administrative functions

ANSWERS Settlement New housing or specialist retail use Swansea, London Docklands or Whitehaven marina Landless, desertification or soil erosion, poverty Bariados, Favelas, Bustees Unemployment, poor sanitation, crime and insecure tenure They provide a structure, basic services and some security

New housing or specialist retail use

Swansea, London Docklands or Whitehaven marina

Landless, desertification or soil erosion, poverty

Bariados, Favelas, Bustees

Unemployment, poor sanitation, crime and insecure tenure

They provide a structure, basic services and some security

What Now? Consolidate your Case Studies Extract relevant facts Do something with the data to make it real, personalise the experience Classify or re-organise synthesising the key terms Use a thinking map to order your ideas BRIDGE BRACE BUBBLE

Consolidate your Case Studies

Extract relevant facts

Do something with the data to make it real, personalise the experience

Classify or re-organise synthesising the key terms

Use a thinking map to order your ideas

BRIDGE BRACE BUBBLE