Population

• What physical factors can effect global population distribution?

  Climate, relief, natural resources and soils
• What kind of climate do people not prefer to live in?

  • lack of fresh water for drinking
  • very high temperatures - makes farming harder
  • high humidity - uncomfortable
  • very cold temperture - hard to build as ground can be frozen for a long period of time
• What kind of relief do people prefer not to live in?

  • steep slopes - hard to build homes and roads
  • high, mountainous areas - cold which make it hard to grow crops
• What kind of natural resources do people prefer not to have where they live?

  • area with a lack of natural resources - means lack of industry so lack of employment
  • bad scenery - doesn't attract tourists
• What kind of soils do people prefer to live in?

  • areas with fertile soil - good for growing crops to feed the population
• What human factors effect the global population distribution?

  • jobs - people can make money, also tourism allows there to be more employment
  • areas with good tansport links
  • remote area which are isolated - hard to get to so do not attract people
• What are the three sections on a population pyramid?

  Old dependent, economically active, young dependants
• Why are death rates higher in less developed areas?

  • poor hygiene - leads to disease to spread easily
  • lack of medical care
  • famine
• Why does the birth rate decrease in more developed countries?

  • child as a much higher chance of making it to adulthood
  • better family planning
  • later marriages
• Where is Kibera?

  In Nariobi, Kenya
• What is Kibera?

  A shanty town
• What are problems created from a shanty town?

  • land owner ship - government own the land
  • housing - made out of poor materials and are small
  • electricity - only 20% of Kibera has
  • water - until recently, Kibera had no water and had to be collected from far away
  • sewage - unsanitary condition which spread disease
  • Medical facilities
  • unemployment
• How can Kiera be improved?

  • site and service schemes - teach people how to build homes + gives jobs skills
  • low cost, high density housing
  • improving waste disposal
  • increasing access to health services
  • improving sanitation