Title: Patterns of Settlement
1Patterns of Settlement
2Map of Early Human Migration
Source https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileSpread
ing_homo_sapiens.svg
Where did they settle? Why?
3If you were an earlier settler of North America,
how would the information in map help you decide
where to settle?
SOURCE CIA.gov
4How would the information in map help you decide
where to settle? What additional factors would
you consider when deciding where to settle?
5Why do people settle where they do?
- A combination of physical and human geographic
factors. - Generally, higher populations are concentrated
where factors contribute to helping make life and
work easier.
6Physical Factors Influencing Where People Settle
- Natural Resources
- -people settle close to fertile soils and often
near where resources are abundant - Bodies of Water
- -people tend to settle near sources of fresh
water but also concentrated near the coast not
far from the ocean -
- Climate
- -people settle largely in temperate climates with
fewer people settling in areas experiencing
extreme dry or wet weather - Landforms
- -fewer people settle near mountainous areas,
instead they tend to live in low-lying areas
7Human Factors Affecting How People Settle
- Technology
- -improvements to public infrastructure and other
technology allow for settlements to expand - Economy
- -people settle near natural resources as well as
economic and political centers because of ease of
trade, nearby markets and customers -
- Transportation/Trade Routes
- -people often settle along transportation routes
such as rail lines, roads, river, and harbors - Urbanization
- -movement of people from rural to urban areas has
been on the rise since the Industrial Revolution
8Where would you start a settlement?
A
B
- What does B have that A doesnt have?
SOURCE http//www.sydneyfilmbase.com.au/wp-conte
nt/uploads/2012/01/DSCN1744.jpg http//www.ferrybu
ildingmarketplace.com/images/fpfarmersmarket1.jpg
9What are urban and rural?
- urban - inside or part of a city
- rural outside of the city, out in the country
10What is urbanization?
- Rise in the number of cities
- Result?
- Rapid changes in lifestyle or culture
11What is a city?
- politically organized region
- infrastructure
- center of business and culture
- innovation and technological advances
- economic activity
12PARTS OF THE CITY?
- Central Business District (CBD) downtown areas
- Suburbs Developed areas around the CBD
- Metropolitan Area- The city, its suburbs and
surrounding areas - Megalopolis- Formed when several metropolitan
areas grow together - Example?
- Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington D.C. form the BosWash Megalopolis
13Size of Cities
What affects the size of cities? -Larger near
transportation routes -Larger near major trade
routes
14What makes cities grow?
What do you see that would make a city grow?
SOURCE http//www.malawiproject.org/about-malawi/
trading-center http//www.stumblerz.com/five-busi
est-port http//www.rochestersubway.com/topics/20
10/11/rochesters-old-railroad-stations/
15Causes of City Growth
16 Task - Select a major North American city.
Compare this image with a physical map of the
same area. Afterwards, write an explanation of
which landforms or water bodies have played a
part in the distribution of population shown in
the satellite image.