Vocab/questions | Definition with examples | Lesson # |
Physical Geography | The Earth's natural features, such as mountains, rivers, and climate. Example: The Rocky Mountains of Canada | Lesson 1 |
Human Geography | How people live, where they live, and why. Example: Studying how populations grow or why people move. | Lesson 1 |
Change of human settlement over time | How people once lived in small villages or rural communities and now live in much larger cities Example: More people live in cities today than 100 years ago | Lesson 2 |
Where will the human population grow the most over time? | Mostly in developing countries (like parts of Africa and Asia). Example: Nigeria is expected to grow a lot. | Lesson 2 |
How will cities need to accommodate growth/change over time? | They will need more housing, schools, roads, and hospitals. Example: Building new neighborhoods | Lesson 2 |
Urban | A city with lots of people and buildings Example: New York City | Lesson 2 |
Rural | The countryside with farms and small towns. Example: A small farming village in Saskatchewan | Lesson 2 |
Suburban | The area just outside a city with houses and some stores. Example: Richmond Hill, Ontario | Lesson 2 |
Population | The number of people in an area. Example: India has over 1.4 billion people | Lesson 2 |
Settlement | A place where people settled to live. Example: A town like Banff, Alberta | Lesson 2 |
Doubling Time | The amount of time it takes for a population to double in size Example: If a city has 500,000 people and grows to 1 million in 20 years, the doubling time is 20 years. | Lesson 2 |
Birth Rate | The number of babies born per 1,000 people in a year Example: If 25 babies are born for every 1,000 people in Ethiopia each year, the birth rate is 25. | Lesson 2 |
Death Rate | The number of deaths per 1,000 people in a year Example: If 8 people die for every 1,000 in Japan each year, the death rate is 8 | Lesson 2 |
Migration | When people move from one place to another Example: A family moving from Syria to Canada to start a new life | Lesson 2 |
Demographics | Facts about people like age, gender, and income. Example: A chart showing that 60% of your town is under age 18 and 40% is over. | Lesson 2 |
Types of Settlement Patterns | Dispersed: Homes far apart Concentrated: buildings that are tightly packed in downtown Toronto. Linear: Homes in a line | Lesson 3 |
Population density (3 types) | Sparse: few people Moderate: moderate number of people. Dense: lots of people | Lesson 3 |
Calculating population density | Population ÷ Area (in km²). Example: If a town has 10,000 people and covers 100 km², the population density is 10,000 ÷ 100 = 100 people/km² | Lesson 3 |
Favourable and unfavourable factors for settlement | Favourable = good (water, good soil Unfavourable = bad (mountains, deserts) | Lesson 3 |
6 Settlement Factors | 1. Water 2. Good land 3. Climate 4. Natural resources 5. Transportation
6. History | Lesson 3 |
Change of Settlement Patterns | When people move or areas grow/shrink | Lesson 3 |
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