geography study sheet 1- pop density

Where do people live six factors?

Physical features, agriculture, freshwater, climate available, power access to other communities

Settlement patterns

Linear equals suburban scattered equals country/farm clustered equals city

Rural? Stage of settlement

farmland far from amenities/services smaller population examples for going and Paisley and Tara

Suburban? Stage of settlement

Outside or beside city access to amenity/services medium population examples Richmond Hill, Kitchener, Mississauga

Urban? Stage of Canadian settlement

City, lots of people lots of sky rises lots of high paying jobs amenities/services examples New York, Toronto, Ottawa

What are the four types of sites?

Harbour site natural resource site strategic site meeting point site

What is a community?

A unidentified body of individuals with common needs wants an interest labour act together in a geographical defined area

High? Pop density

Above 150 people per square kilometre limited land due to infrastructure significant economic opportunities found an urban centres examples, India, Belgium, and Netherlands

Moderate? POP density

Between 50 to 150 people per kilometre squared balance between urban/Royal setting mostly suburban not even distribution of population concentrated in certain areas examples France Mexico, China UK

Low? POP density

Below 50 people per kilometre square mostly rule limited infrastructure good population, but lots of land examples Canada, Australia, USA

Ghost Town

Usually, a single economic town may run out of minerals and people leave

Forts? Stages of Canadian settlement

Got built by military, fur traders and missionaries, to provide protection and comfort

Farming? Stages of Canadian settlement.

Would come to four to trade biggest economic activities of forts

Towns ? Stages of Canadian settlement.

Farms evolved to towns people like lawyers, soldiers, decorators, dentist and blacksmith government set up schools, built, roads, parks, etc. for promising towns

Physical geography versus human geography

Physical anything humans did not make. Examples landforms rocks Mountains. human anything humans did make examples cultures, birth rate, death rate

Changes in Canadian population overtime

At the start Of Canada Canadians were in royal communities now they are an urban communities because of jobs, transportation services, amenities, and Access to other communities