1. Population Distribution Why do People Live Where They Do?

2. On the next clean page of your notebook create Lesson 10–
Student Activity
On the next clean page of your notebook create Lesson 10–
Title: “Physical Features and it’s Impact on Population Distribution”

3. Physical Geography & Impact on Population
Web Notes
Climate
Landforms 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.
Physical Geography & Impact on Population
Bodies of Water
Resources 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.

4. How does climate affect where people choose to settle?

5. Top 10 Most Populated Cities, 1900 – U.S.A.
Buffalo
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
New York NY
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cincinnati
St. Louis

6. Top 10 Most Populated Cities, 2000 – U.S.A.
Chicago
New York NY
Philadelphia
San Jose
Los Angeles
Phoenix
San Diego
Dallas
San Antonio
Houston

7. Influences of Re-distribution
Explain the pattern you see in the shift in population distribution between 1900 and 2000.
What is the climate like in the NE United States?
What is the climate like in the SW United States?
What was invented that allowed for the population to shift from the NE to the SW United States?

8. Fill in the Climate part of web…
1. How does climate affect population distribution?
People prefer mild, temperate climates, not extreme hot and cold climates
2. What allows for people to live in areas that used to be too hot or dry to live in?
-- Technology like A/C and irrigation help people adapt to warm climates

9. How do landforms or topography affect Population Distribution?

10. U.S. at Night

11. Physical Map of the US

12. Fill in the Landform part of the web..
How do landforms affect population distribution?
People prefer to live on smooth terrain over mountainous terrain
Which physical features are present in the United States that affect population distribution?

13. Rocky Mountains

14. Southwestern Desert

15. How do Bodies of Water affect population distribution?

16. Fill in Bodies of Water part on web..
Would people want to settle near or away from water?
WATER EQUALS LIFE!!
People ALWAYS want to settle near water!!!
WHY?? BECAUSE OF …..

17. Trade

18. Tourism Sightseeing – New York Fly Fishing - Idaho
Surfing - California
Windsurfing - Oregon

19. Transportation
Auto Ferry
River Ferry
Port Transport
Water Taxi

20. The location of natural resources affects population distribution too.

21. Resources
If you lived in the Sahara Desert, what natural resource would you have? (Discuss)
Name a few NATURAL Resources that we have here in the U.S. (Discuss)
People will settle around natural resources!!

22. Renewable and Non-renewable
Natural Resources
Renewable and Non-renewable

23. Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Which one of the following resources is renewable and which one is non-renewable?

24. Turn to page 93 and create a T-chart labeled with renewable resources on one side and non-renewable resources on the other side under the Resource part of your web . Start with the definition on each side then list 3 examples.
renewable
non-renewable
Define:
Define:
Examples:
Examples:

25. Natural Resources Waterways/Ports Coal Agriculture Gold Oil & Gas
Lumber

26. Mind Map Climate Landforms Resources Physical Geography1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.
Physical
Geography
Bodies of Water
Resources 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.
Example:
People want to live in warm climates 1. 2. 3.
Phoenix has a warm temperature year round
A picture of a swimming pool

27. Why do people move??
PUSH & PULL FACTORS
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