SOL 5:Human Population

Obj: Compare Population Patterns

Factors that influence Population Distribution

• Population Distribution: Where the people are located.

• 1. Natural Resources• 2. Climate• 3. Econ Development• 4. Govt Policy• 5. Rural/Urban Settlement• 6. Capital Resources (Transportation and Technology)• 7. Conflicts (Refugees)

Characteristics of Human Pop.• 1. Birth and Death Rates• 2. Age Distribution• 3. Male/Female• 4. Life Expectancy• 5. Infant Mortality Rate• 6. Urban/Rural• 7. Gross Domestic Product (measurement of

economic growth)• 8. Ethnicities, Language, Religion, Education

Factors that influence population growth rates

• 1. Modern medicine and hygiene• 2. Education• 3. Industrialization• 4. Econ. Development• 5. Govt Policy• 6. Role of Woman in Society