Physical factors like terrain, climate, soil fertility, availability of water and mineral resources affect the distribution and density of population. Areas with plains, moderate climate, fertile soil, abundant water and mineral resources tend to have higher population concentrations and densities. Demographic factors such as fertility, mortality and migration also influence population distribution and density. Regions with high natural increase and in-migration experience greater population growth and density over time. Historical and cultural factors such as the duration of settlement, urbanization, industrialization, and government policies further determine the spatial patterns of human populations across geographical areas.
The primary aim of studying settlement geography is to acquaint with the spatial and structural characteristics of human settlements under varied environmental conditions.
The primary aim of studying settlement geography is to acquaint with the spatial and structural characteristics of human settlements under varied environmental conditions.
Class 12th Chapter 1(Human Geography Nature and Scope) Geography Book Fundamentals of Human Development Complete Explanation of all concept of NCERT class 12th
It is easy to understand
All concept are taken under Guidance of Mrs Kavita Chabbra
POPULATION GEOGRAPHY vs. DEMOGRAPHY
Preface of the terms.
Variability between the terms.
Skills to the study of Population Geography.
Importance of Demographics and its Data.
Factors examined by the field of demography.
Demographic Transition Theory (DTT).
Population Pyramid.
Association between the terms.
Stats / Graphs of India – with referencing to Population and Demography.
India’s population projection.
Bibliography.
This notes about Introduction to Economic Geography. Which helped to Geography & Environmental Science department students.
In this note I will discourse about:
1) The concept of Economic Geography
2) Historical Vs Modern economic geography
Definition,meaning, scope,approach, and aim of urban-geographyKamrul Islam Karim
What is Urban Geography?
It can be considered a sub-discipline of the larger field of human geography with overlaps of content with that of Cultural Geography
Definition of Urban Geography.
Urban geography is the study of urban places with reference to their geographical environment.
Urban geography is the sub discipline of geography which concentrates on those parts of the Earth's surface that have a high concentration of buildings and infrastructure
.
It is that branch of science, which deals with the study of urban areas, in terms of concentration, infrastructure, economy, and environmental impacts.
Griffith Taylor- Urban Geography includes the site revolution pattern and classification of towns.
Dudley Stamp- Urban Geography is infecting the intensive study of town and their development in all their geographical aspects.
Meaning of an Urban Place
UN Demographic Year Book concludes: “There is no point in the continuum from large agglomerations to small clusters or scattered dwellings where urbanity disappears and rurality begins the division between urban and rural populations is necessarily arbitrary.”
A review of the problems of rural and urban centres as revealed by the Census Reports of various countries identifies a few bases for reckoning a place as urban.
Difference between rural and urban depends upon their nature of work – the former being engaged in agricultural operations and the latter in non-agricultural activities.
Criteria of an Urban Place
(1) A place designated by administrative status;
(2) A minimum population;
(3) A minimum population density;
(4) A concept of contiguity to include or exclude under suburban area or loosely scattered settlement;
(5) A proportion engaged in non-agricultural occupations; and
(6) A functional character.
Attributes of Urban Geography
Scope/nature/theme of Urban Geography
Methods or Approaches of Urban Places
Aim of urban geography
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Beginning of 21st century the population measured was approx 6 billion. Till now population has crossed from 7 billion.
In this presentation we talked about some basic terms related to population, factors etc.
this presentation will give a basic knowledge about age and sex structure, population pyramid with different countries age-sex structure along with Bangladesh perspective.
This slide discusses about the core-periphery model given by John Friedmann. This model is basically a model of regional Development. You will able to learn about the core-periphery model very easily by this slide.
TERMS OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA SOURCES
Demography : study of statistical description and analysis of human population.
Population : summation of all the organism of the same group in a particular geographical area.
Population census : a complete population count at a point in time within a particular area.
Vital registration : registration on live Births, Deaths, Fetal deaths, Marriages, and Divorces.
Sample Survey: representative portion of the population .
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
Demographic data is the study of the population its static and dynamic aspects.
Static aspect (age, sex, race etc.)
Dynamic aspect (fertility, morality, migration)
Class 12th Chapter 1(Human Geography Nature and Scope) Geography Book Fundamentals of Human Development Complete Explanation of all concept of NCERT class 12th
It is easy to understand
All concept are taken under Guidance of Mrs Kavita Chabbra
POPULATION GEOGRAPHY vs. DEMOGRAPHY
Preface of the terms.
Variability between the terms.
Skills to the study of Population Geography.
Importance of Demographics and its Data.
Factors examined by the field of demography.
Demographic Transition Theory (DTT).
Population Pyramid.
Association between the terms.
Stats / Graphs of India – with referencing to Population and Demography.
India’s population projection.
Bibliography.
This notes about Introduction to Economic Geography. Which helped to Geography & Environmental Science department students.
In this note I will discourse about:
1) The concept of Economic Geography
2) Historical Vs Modern economic geography
Definition,meaning, scope,approach, and aim of urban-geographyKamrul Islam Karim
What is Urban Geography?
It can be considered a sub-discipline of the larger field of human geography with overlaps of content with that of Cultural Geography
Definition of Urban Geography.
Urban geography is the study of urban places with reference to their geographical environment.
Urban geography is the sub discipline of geography which concentrates on those parts of the Earth's surface that have a high concentration of buildings and infrastructure
.
It is that branch of science, which deals with the study of urban areas, in terms of concentration, infrastructure, economy, and environmental impacts.
Griffith Taylor- Urban Geography includes the site revolution pattern and classification of towns.
Dudley Stamp- Urban Geography is infecting the intensive study of town and their development in all their geographical aspects.
Meaning of an Urban Place
UN Demographic Year Book concludes: “There is no point in the continuum from large agglomerations to small clusters or scattered dwellings where urbanity disappears and rurality begins the division between urban and rural populations is necessarily arbitrary.”
A review of the problems of rural and urban centres as revealed by the Census Reports of various countries identifies a few bases for reckoning a place as urban.
Difference between rural and urban depends upon their nature of work – the former being engaged in agricultural operations and the latter in non-agricultural activities.
Criteria of an Urban Place
(1) A place designated by administrative status;
(2) A minimum population;
(3) A minimum population density;
(4) A concept of contiguity to include or exclude under suburban area or loosely scattered settlement;
(5) A proportion engaged in non-agricultural occupations; and
(6) A functional character.
Attributes of Urban Geography
Scope/nature/theme of Urban Geography
Methods or Approaches of Urban Places
Aim of urban geography
POPULATION: DISTRIBUTION , DENSITY AND GROWTHApoorva Mathur
Beginning of 21st century the population measured was approx 6 billion. Till now population has crossed from 7 billion.
In this presentation we talked about some basic terms related to population, factors etc.
this presentation will give a basic knowledge about age and sex structure, population pyramid with different countries age-sex structure along with Bangladesh perspective.
This slide discusses about the core-periphery model given by John Friedmann. This model is basically a model of regional Development. You will able to learn about the core-periphery model very easily by this slide.
TERMS OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA SOURCES
Demography : study of statistical description and analysis of human population.
Population : summation of all the organism of the same group in a particular geographical area.
Population census : a complete population count at a point in time within a particular area.
Vital registration : registration on live Births, Deaths, Fetal deaths, Marriages, and Divorces.
Sample Survey: representative portion of the population .
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
Demographic data is the study of the population its static and dynamic aspects.
Static aspect (age, sex, race etc.)
Dynamic aspect (fertility, morality, migration)
Class 12th Chapter 2(the world population) Geography Book Fundamentals of Human Development Complete Explanation of all concept of NCERT class 12th
It is easy to understand
All concept are taken under Guidance of Mrs Kavita Chabbra
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Ethnobotany in herbal drug evaluation,
Impact of Ethnobotany in traditional medicine,
New development in herbals,
Bio-prospecting tools for drug discovery,
Role of Ethnopharmacology in drug evaluation,
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1. FactorsAffecting the Distribution &
Density of Population
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2. Population
• The number of human beings that live in a particular
geographical area at a particular time .
• An important aspect of human population is its distribution &
density
3. Distribution & Density
• Population Distribution describes how the individuals are
distributed or spread throughout a given area. It is the spatial
pattern of dispersal of population.
• Population Density represents the average number of
individuals per unit of geographical area. In simple terms it is
the ratio between the population and area.
5. Physical Factors
• Relief or terrain – Plain areas encourage a higher
concentration & density of population as compared to
mountainous regions as the steep slope of the mountains
restrict the availability of land for agriculture, development of
transport, industries & other economic activities, while the
plain areas with gentle slope are ideal for the development of
these activities
6.
7. Climate
• Temperature & rainfall play an important role in determining
the population of an area. Climatic extremes discourage the
concentration of population. Such climates include the
extremely cold climate like we have in the Himalayas or
Extremely dry & hot climate like we have in the Thar desert.
• A moderate climate is favourable for population
• The population map of India follows its rainfall map to a large
extent.
8.
9. Fertility of Soil
• Fertile soil supports a higher population concentration &
density while infertile soil decreases both.
• Alluvial soil of Great Central plains & coastal plains & black soil
of Deccan plateau of India support a higher population density
10.
11.
12. Availability of Water
• Water is the basic necessity for irrigation, industries, transport
& domestic purposes. So its availability encourages
concentration & density of population. This is the reason why
river valleys of India are densely populated
13.
14. Availability of Mineral
Resources
• Areas rich in mineral resources tend to have a large
concentration & density of population as such areas have great
possibilities of economic development & employment
opportunities
• The higher density of population in Chhota Nagpur plateau is
one such example
15. Cultural Factors
• Industrialization – Population has a magnetic attraction
towards industrial centres & regions as they provide massive
employment opportunities. Thus, such areas have a high
density of population.
• Industries are capable of supporting more people as compared
to agricultural lands
• Phenomenal growth of industries is one of the major causes for
relatively high population density West Bengal, Maharashtra &
Gujarat
16. Development of Transport
Network
• Areas with good transport network are more accessible and
hence have more population & higher density & vice-versa.
• The northern plains of India have a dense transport network
and is densely populated.
• The peninsular plateau has moderate network of transport &
hence is moderately populated.
• The Himalayan region lacks in transport facilities and is
therefore scarcely populated with a low density of population.
17. Urbanization
• Urban centres act like magnets for migrant population as:
• the offer a wide variety of employment opportunities,
• better educational & health facilities,
• security & promise a better standard of living.
• Thus, they have a high concentration of population & a high to
very high population density
• Urban centres in India like Greater Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata,
etc. have population densities of over 6000 persons /square
km.
18. Safety & Security
• Areas that offer a better sense of security & safety to the
people have a higher concentration of people & a higher
density & vice-versa.
• The urban centres are densely populated while the frontier
areas of any countries are sparsely populated
• War torn areas & areas of political unrest of militant or naxal
activities tend to discourage population concentration
19. Government Policy
• The government policies may encourage or discourage the
growth as well as settlement of population in a region there by
affecting the population concentration & its density.
• The article 370 in J & K which was in force till July 2019 was
a major reason for low population density in J & K.
20. Historical Factors :
• Duration of human settlement is an important determinant of
the magnitude of population concentration in any area.
• Most of the densely populated areas have a very long history
of human habitation, such as the river valleys.
• However, there may be exceptions to this as in the case of
Mesopotamia.
21. Demographic Factors
• Among the demographic factors fertility rate, mortality rate &
migration are considered
• The difference between fertility rate & mortality rate decides
the natural increase in population. If this difference is high
population grows rapidly in an area making it densely
populated as is the case with states like Bihar.
• In-migration increases the concentration & density of
population while out-migartion leads to the opposite, for eg.
Urban centres are exploding with population due to in-
migration