The document discusses different types of settlement patterns including scattered settlements where houses are far apart, linear settlements where houses are lined up along a straight road, and clustered settlements where houses are crammed together. It also defines population density as relating to how dense a country's population is, with more populated areas being denser. Distribution is described as how certain groups like gender, age and race are arranged within a population. Overpopulation refers to when a region's population has become very dense and at the point where the environment is failing to support life.
7. Overpopulation
WHEN A REGION POPULATION HAS BECOME VERY DENSE AND IS AT THE POINT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL FAILURE, THERE IS ALSO AN IMPAIRED WAY OF LIFE. (POPULATION
CRASH)