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Human Geography Terms
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- 2. Population Distribution The arrangementor spread of people living in a given area; also, how the population of an area is arranged according to variables such as age, race, or sex.
- 3. Human Settlement Patterns Thescience of human settlements, including city or community planning and design.
- 4. Clustered Settlement A clusteredsettlement is a settlement pattern identified by its dense development around a central church or public place. One example is Heca, Saudi Arabia which is one of the only water resources and, as a result, has a clustered settlement pattern.
- 6. Scattered Settlement Scattered settlementsare made up of individual buildings scattered over a wide area. One example is rural southwest Ontario which has excellent soil supply and has scattered settlement patterns.
- 8. Linear Settlement Linear settlementsare located in a line along main transport routes such as roads, railways, rivers and canals. One example is when everyone wanted to live near the St. Lawrence river in Montreal for the water and to fish.
- 10. Population Density Population densityis the number of people living per square kilometer. Some places with high population density are Bangladesh and Hong Kong. Northern Ontario is a place with low population density.
- 11. Population Density ofthe World
- 12. Overpopulated Excessive population ofan area to the point of overcrowding, depletion of natural resources, or environmental deterioration.