Global Settlement: Patterns and Sustainability

Gr. 8

Human Settlement: Spatial Patterns

Choropleth Maps Choropleth maps p. 10

P. 10 #1-3

Demography, Distribution, and Density Demography p. 4-5

P. 4 #1-2

P. 6 Timeline of world population growth

Population distribution vs. density p. 7-9 Map: World Population Density p. 314 P. 9 #1, 3, 4

Population Pyramids P. 30-31

P. 76

P. 49 #8

Settlement Patterns linear, scattered, clustered (p. 54)

Define and map each pattern in your notebook

Why People Live Where They Live

Natural Environment Land for Human Settlements (p. 13-14) Water for Life (p. 15)

Economic Conditions (p. 16) History (p. 17)

P. 17 #2, 3

Land-Use Issues

Land-Use Land overview p. 52

P. 52 #2ab

Changing patterns p. 57

Rural Land-Use Rural areas p. 53

Change Change p. 55-56

P. 55 #1b

Urban Urban Land Use p. 58-63

P. 58 #1

P. 63 # 1, 2

Conflict Land Use Conflicts p. 66-67

p. 67 # 1-3

Review: Land Uses Population grows, but our land area does not—What are the consequences

of this?

What can we do to reduce the overuse of our natural resources?

What have been trends in terms of where people have chosen to live in the last 100 years: urban vs rural; developed vs developing countries

What are land use conflicts? What are some examples?

In what ways do settlements vary?

Current Trends in Human Settlement

Current Trends in Human Settlement: Swelling Cities Swelling Cities p. 108-109

P. 109 #1-2

Rural Inhabitants p. 110

Megacities p. 110-111

The Greening of Cities p. 112-113

P. 113 #2, 3

Test Review: Current Trends (p. 108-113) Factors pushing people to cities in developing and developed countries.

Human and environmental problems that happen because of urbanization.

Why developing countries struggle with rapid urbanization and developed countries don’t.

What are ideas from urban geographers to make cities more resource-efficient and less polluting.

Why people are moving out of rural areas and into urban areas.

What is a megacity?

What is infrastructure and how is it affected by rapid urbanization?