Question | Answer |
what is arable land? | an area with fertile soil in a moderate climate with consistent water supply that ca be used to grow crops |
what influences where people build settlements? | physical characteristics such as fertile soil, resources, climate, and waterways |
what are people influenced by? where do they settle? | people are influenced by history and tend to settle in places that are already established |
name a factor that influences settlement locations? (give the list of 5 options) | natural factors, historical influence, political influence, religion influence, economic influence |
Identify one example of historical influence | The first european settlements in north america (Boston, New York, Halifax, Montreal) we’re established along the east coast and continue to grow in population |
where do people often chose to settle | in areas that have religious or spiritual influence |
by building the trans-serbian railway, what did it result in | the development of many settlements along the railway line |
with the developemejt in mining, forestry and agriculture, in Brasilia what did it help and increase | helped the economy and increased the population |
what is birth rate | number of people born in a year |
what is social attutudes | when different cultur s have different norms for family sizes |
name all the factors that influence growth rate. indicate shearer it increases, decrease or both | birth rate (increases), death rate (decreases), migrations (increases and decreases), population demographics (increases and decreases), social attitudes ( increases and decreases), education ( decreases), economy (decreases), health care (increases) |
describe education | helping people to learn usually in schools knowledge, training and skills gained from attending school |
list the 5 factors that influence settlement locations | natural factors, historical influence, political influence, religion influence, economic influence |