CHAPTER 2 PATTERNS OF LIFE

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION The way people are spread out in different places throughout the world The way people are spread out in different places throughout the world

ENVIRONMENTS surroundings surroundings

ADAPTING TO OUR ENVIRONMENTS The clothing we wear The clothing we wear The kinds of homes we build The kinds of homes we build Heating our homes in temperate and polar climates Heating our homes in temperate and polar climates Air conditioning our homes in tropical and temperate climates Air conditioning our homes in tropical and temperate climates

IRRIGATION The use of canals, ditches, or pipes to move water to dry areas The use of canals, ditches, or pipes to move water to dry areas

DESERTIFICATION The long-term process in which fertile land is changed into desert The long-term process in which fertile land is changed into desert

DROUGHT A period when little or no rain falls A period when little or no rain falls

PEOPLE, LAND, AND WATER It is easier for people to live on flat land near water than on the tops of mountains. It is easier for people to live on flat land near water than on the tops of mountains. People usually do not live in desert climates and rugged mountains. People usually do not live in desert climates and rugged mountains.

MIGRATION The movement of groups of people from one place to another The movement of groups of people from one place to another

URBANIZATION The movement of people from rural areas to cities or urban areas The movement of people from rural areas to cities or urban areas

METROPOLITAN AREAS A city and all the suburbs and other population areas around it A city and all the suburbs and other population areas around it

DEMOGRAPHERS A geographer who studies human populations A geographer who studies human populations