Uit 2, Lesson 13 - Human Geography

Human Geography: focuses on humans and their activities, and also focuses on how humans impact and are impacted by physical geography

Geographical Questions to Ask...

• Why are some places wealthier than others?

• Why are some countries more powerful than others?

• Why do people choose to live in certain places, and not in other places?

• Why does housing look different around the world?
  

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Human Geography

1. The buying and selling of goods and services (Imports and Exports)

   1. Imports: buying something from another country

   2. Exports: selling something to another country

2. Trade may happen within one country. It may also occur internationally as countries buy and sell with each other.

Trade

1. Movement from one place to another place

2. Travel includes the migration of people, cultures, goods, and ideas

3. Travel includes short-term movement, such as work and entertainment
   

Travel

1. ​The use of scientific knowledge for practical use

2. Technology has developed over time

3. Technology is used to improve how goods are made, how people move from place to place, and how ideas move around the world

Technology

1. ​Import: buying something from another country

Import

1. Export: selling something to another country

Export

1. Humans impact the natural landscape (mountains, rivers, and lakes)

   1. We use resources to build houses, roads, farms, etc.

2. Geographers ask questions about human-made features, such as...

   1. Why did humans settle there?

   2. Why did that town grow into a city?

   3. What resources did people use to build that region?

• Overcrowding in Cities

• High Pollution in Cities

• High Crime Rates

Push Factors of Human-Environment Interaction

• Job Opportunities

• Entertainment

• Technology

Pull Factors of Human-Environment Interaction

Push-n-Pull Factors are things that pull people to move to an area or push people to move away from an area. ​
*People impact the landscapes of the earth through their movement and use of the resources that are used in these locations

Why do Geographers research population?

Population: all the people who live in a certain place

• Research patterns

  • Where do people live?

  • How many young people live in a location?

  • What is the common thing people in an area die from?

  • How many people can read in an area?

• ​Population Size: the number of people who live somewhere

  • Countries with the largest population size: China, India, USA

  • Countries with the smallest population size: Liechtenstein, Tuvalu

• Population size changes

  • Births and Deaths

  • Immigration and Emigration
    
    

• Most countries measure country size in kilometers

• Urban areas have larger population density

  • houses are closer together/ apartments with many floors more people live closer together

• Rural areas have a smaller population density

  • Houses are spread further out and fewer people live in an area

Population Density

​Population Density Maps help people compare population density in different places.

Compare the physical features map and the map showing world population densities. What is true of areas with the lowest population densities?

Compare the Maps

Urbanization: refers to cities growing and more people living in cities

1. 2009 - 50% of the world's population lived in urban areas

2. 2050 - 66% of the world's population will live in urban areas

   1. Most in Africa and Asia

3. Megacities: cities with populations of more than 10 million people

   1. Advantages: jobs, education, entertainment

   2. Disadvantages: overpopulation, pollution, crime