Download Population SOL WG 5

Population
SOL WG 5 and 6
Density/Distribution
Density
 Population density is the
number of people who
live per square kilometer
or mile.
Distribution
• Population distribution
is a rough idea of where
people are living in a
region.
Population Characteristics
A. Birth and death rates
F. Urban/rural ratio
B. Age distribution
G. GDP
C. Male/female
H. Ethnicities
distribution
D. Life expectancy
E. Infant mortality rate
I.
Language
J. Religion
K. Education
Factors that influence population distribution
A. Natural resources (oil,
E.
Rural/urban settlement
patterns
Capital resources
arable land, water)
B.
Climate
F.
C.
Economic
development
G. Conflicts (refugees)
D. Government policy
(one child policy China)
Factors that influence population growth
A. Modern medicine
and hygiene
D. Economic
development
B. Education
E. Government policy
C. Industrialization and
F. Role of women in
urbanization
society
Push Factors
A. Overpopulation
F. Political persecutions
B. Religious persecution
G. Natural hazards
C. Lack of job
H. Limits on personal
opportunities
D. Agricultural decline
E. Conflict
freedom
I.
Environmental
degradation
Examples
Religious Persecution
A. Jewish or Christian people
leaving predominantly
Muslim countries
B. Transfer of people
between India and
Pakistan
Political Persecution
A. People leaving Cuba
because of the
communist government
B. People leaving China
because of the
communist government
Examples
Natural Hazards
A. Floods
B. Droughts
C. Tsunamis
D. Earthquakes
Environmental
Degradation
A. Sahel –
Desertification
B. Chernobyl -
Radiation
Pull Factors
A. Religion
D. Political freedom
B. Economic
E. Ethnic and family ties
opportunity
C. Land availability
F. Arable land
Migration
Impact of migrations on
regions
A. Language
Evidence of cultural
interactions
A. Diffusion of U.S.
culture to other regions
B. Religion and religious
freedom
C. Customs and traditions
D. Cultural landscape
B.
Popularization of other
cultural traditions in
the U.S. (Cinco de
Mayo)