Topic 4b - Diverse Places

Factors populatiion can vary by

• Total numbers

• Structure

• Increasing/decreasing certain places

Place

Parts of geographical space where physical and human elements of a society exist

• Important aspect is how individuals and groups perceive, engage with, and form attachments to it

Factors affecting a place

• Physical nature

• Residents jobs

• Connections (internal and external)

Internal connections

People, employment, housing. andservices

External connections

Government policies, globalisation

UK population

• 67.8 million (2023)

• Increase of 11 million+ in the last 50 years

• Southeast and London have seen much more growth than the northeast

• Has an ageing population (life expectancy has increased and death rate has fallen)

Rural-urban continuum

A spectrum from the most rural to must urban place that everywhere can be put on

• Population characteristics vary along it

Population density

The number of people per unit area (km2) which is the total population of the area divided by its size

Population structure of urban areas

• Younger (high proportion 20-4 year olds)

• More ethnically diverse

• High fertility rates

Population structure of rural areas

• Old population (50+)

• Lower fertility rate

• High mortality rate

• Less ethnically diverse

Factors affecting population density

• Accessibility

• Physical geography

• Historical development

• Planning policies

Components of population change

Is the outcome of natural change and net migration

Fertility rate

Average number of children born to women of childbearing age