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[[Category:English]]
[[Category:Population and Settlement]]

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= Introduction =

'''Population and Settlement''' is about people and the places where they live. [[English:Population|Population]] means all the people living in a particular place. A [[English:Human settlement|settlement]] is a place where people live, from a small group of homes to a large city.

People are not spread evenly across Earth. Some places have many people living close together, while other places have very few. Geographers study where people live, why settlements grow in certain places, how people move, and how communities can become healthy and sustainable.

[[File:World Population Density Map 2020.png|500px|frameless|center]]

The map above shows [[English:Population density|population density]] around the world. Darker or more intense areas on a density map usually represent places where more people live within the same amount of land. When you read any map, always check its title and key.

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== What You Will Learn ==

By the end of this aiMOOC, you should be able to explain the difference between population, population distribution, and population density. You should also be able to compare rural, suburban, and urban settlements; recognize common settlement patterns; describe reasons why people choose certain places to live; and suggest ways to make settlements more sustainable.

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= Population: How Many People Live There? =

A '''population''' is the number of people who live in a defined area. The area could be a village, city, region, country, or the whole world. Population can change when people are born, when people die, and when people move from one place to another.

'''Population distribution''' describes where people are located. A world map can show large concentrations of people in some regions and very few people in others. Distribution is about the pattern of where people live.

'''Population density''' describes how many people live in a certain amount of land. A simple way to calculate it is:

'''population density = number of people ÷ land area'''

For example, if 12,000 people live in an area of 100 square kilometres, the population density is 120 people per square kilometre. Density is an average, so it does not mean that people are spaced evenly.

[[File:Whole world - at night.png|500px|frameless|center]]

This satellite image of Earth at night shows bright areas created by electric lights. It is not a population-density map, but it can help you ask geographic questions. Why are some regions brightly lit while others are dark? Lighting can be affected by population, wealth, energy use, settlement size, and many other factors, so you should not treat brightness as an exact count of people.

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== Why Are Some Places More Densely Populated? ==

People often find it easier to settle where there is reliable water, useful land, transport, jobs, schools, health services, and a suitable climate. Flat or gently sloping land can make building roads and homes easier. Rivers and coasts can support transport, fishing, farming, or trade.

Some places are harder to settle. Very dry deserts, very cold regions, steep mountains, flood-prone land, or areas far from services may support smaller populations. However, people live in many challenging environments by using knowledge, technology, strong communities, and local resources.

There is rarely just one reason for a population pattern. Physical features such as land and climate interact with human factors such as history, jobs, transport, government decisions, and culture.

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= What Is a Settlement? =

A '''settlement''' is a place where people live and build homes. It may also contain roads, shops, schools, workplaces, parks, places of worship, farms, or other services. Settlements change over time as people build, move, work, and travel.

Some common settlement labels include isolated homes, hamlets, villages, towns, and cities. The exact meaning of these labels is not the same in every country, so geographers look at more than just the name of a place.

[[File:Talari village aerial view.jpg|500px|frameless|center]]

An aerial view can help you see how buildings, roads, fields, and open spaces fit together. Notice that a settlement is connected to the land around it.

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== Rural, Suburban, and Urban Areas ==

A '''rural''' area is usually in the countryside and has fewer buildings and people spread over a larger area. Farming, forestry, conservation, tourism, and small local businesses may be important activities.

An '''urban''' area is a built-up place such as a town or city. Urban areas often have many homes, workplaces, shops, schools, roads, and public services close together.

A '''suburban''' area is usually near or around an urban centre. It often has many homes and local services, and people may travel into a larger town or city for work, study, shopping, or entertainment.

[[File:Aerial view of Ibadan City.jpg|500px|frameless|center]]

The image above shows an urban landscape in Ibadan, Nigeria. Urban areas can look very different around the world, but they usually contain many buildings and transport routes.

{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t-8iW5Fjqk|500|center}}

This National Geographic Kids video compares life in city and country settings. As you watch, notice both differences and similarities between communities.

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== The Rural–Urban Edge ==

Rural and urban land are not always separated by a sharp line. On the edge of a town or city, you may find homes, roads, warehouses, fields, parks, and new building projects close together. Geographers sometimes call this a '''rural–urban fringe'''.

[[File:Rural-Urban fringe development - geograph.org.uk - 293445.jpg|500px|frameless|center]]

This aerial photograph shows development at a rural–urban edge. It is useful for thinking about how settlements expand and how land use can change.

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= Settlement Patterns =

A '''settlement pattern''' describes how buildings are arranged across an area. Geographers often describe three simple patterns.

{| class="wikitable"
! Pattern
! What it looks like
! Possible reasons
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| '''Clustered'''
| Buildings are grouped close together.
| People may gather near a road junction, water source, market, school, or other shared place.
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| '''Linear'''
| Buildings form a line.
| Homes may follow a road, river, valley, coast, or canal.
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| '''Dispersed'''
| Buildings are spread apart.
| Farms, large plots of land, mountains, or other local conditions may keep homes farther apart.
|}

A real settlement may contain more than one pattern. A village could have a clustered centre, a line of houses along a road, and scattered farms farther away.

[[File:Holanda Meridional 1999 02.jpg|500px|frameless|center]]

This aerial view from South Holland in the Netherlands shows a rural area with a clear linear settlement pattern. Buildings follow long lines through the landscape.

{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoK8LYG23y8|500|center}}

The video introduces clustered, linear, and scattered settlement patterns. Compare the examples with patterns you can spot on a map of your own area.

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= Why Do Settlements Grow Where They Do? =

The place where a settlement begins is sometimes called its '''site'''. People often look for advantages such as water, safe land, building materials, food, shelter, and routes to other places. Over time, jobs, transport, services, technology, and political decisions can become just as important.

A river site may provide fresh water and fertile land, but it can also bring flood risk. A coastal site may support a port and trade, but it can be exposed to storms or sea-level rise. A mountain settlement may have beautiful scenery and tourism opportunities, but steep slopes can make travel and building more difficult.

Good geographic thinking means comparing advantages and challenges instead of assuming that one kind of place is always best.

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= Moving People: Migration and Urbanisation =

'''Migration''' means moving from one place to another to live. A person may move within the same country or to another country. People move for many reasons, including family, jobs, education, safety, housing, climate, or access to services.

A factor that makes someone want to leave a place is sometimes called a '''push factor'''. A factor that attracts someone to a new place is called a '''pull factor'''. The same situation can affect people differently, so migration choices are personal as well as geographic.

'''Urbanisation''' is an increase in the share of a population living in urban areas. It can happen when people move to towns and cities, when urban populations grow, or when settlements expand and become classified as urban.

{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yXCtIamjPM|500|center}}

This BBC Teach video looks at rapid urbanisation. Some ideas are more advanced, so focus on the main question: what opportunities and challenges can appear when cities grow quickly?

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= Settlement Change and Sustainability =

Settlements need resources and services. As a settlement grows, planners and communities may need to think about housing, clean water, sanitation, waste, energy, schools, health care, transport, green space, safety, and access for people with different needs.

A '''sustainable settlement''' aims to meet people's needs while reducing harm to the environment and protecting opportunities for the future. There is no single perfect design. Different places need solutions that fit their climate, culture, resources, population, and local priorities.

Possible improvements include safe walking and cycling routes, reliable public transport, energy-efficient buildings, trees and parks, careful water use, recycling systems, flood protection, and affordable access to important services.

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== A Geography Vocabulary Guide ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Word
! Meaning
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| '''Population'''
| The people living in a defined area.
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| '''Distribution'''
| The pattern of where people are located.
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| '''Density'''
| The number of people living in a certain amount of land.
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| '''Settlement'''
| A place where people live.
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| '''Rural'''
| Related to the countryside.
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| '''Urban'''
| Related to towns and cities.
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| '''Suburban'''
| Related to areas around or near an urban centre.
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| '''Migration'''
| Moving from one place to another to live.
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| '''Urbanisation'''
| Growth in the share of people living in urban areas.
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| '''Sustainability'''
| Meeting needs in ways that protect resources and opportunities for the future.
|}

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= Interactive Tasks =

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== Quiz: Test Your Knowledge ==

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'''What does population mean?'''
(The people living in a defined area)
(!The number of roads in a city)
(!The height of buildings in a town)
(!The amount of rain in a country)
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'''What does population distribution describe?'''
(The pattern of where people live)
(!The average age of every person)
(!The number of shops in a village)
(!The shape of every building)
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'''What does population density compare?'''
(The number of people with an amount of land)
(!The number of rivers with the amount of rain)
(!The number of schools with the number of roads)
(!The number of farms with the height of mountains)
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'''Which description best matches a rural area?'''
(A countryside area with fewer buildings)
(!A crowded city centre)
(!A large indoor shopping centre)
(!A railway station in a capital city)
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'''Which settlement pattern has buildings arranged along a road or river?'''
(Linear)
(!Clustered)
(!Dispersed)
(!Circular)
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'''Which settlement pattern has buildings grouped close together?'''
(Clustered)
(!Linear)
(!Dispersed)
(!Random)
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'''Which feature often helps a settlement grow?'''
(Reliable access to fresh water)
(!Permanent lack of transport)
(!No access to useful land)
(!Complete isolation from services)
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'''What is migration?'''
(Moving from one place to another to live)
(!Measuring the height of a mountain)
(!Drawing a climate graph)
(!Building every settlement in a line)
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'''What is urbanisation?'''
(Growth in the share of people living in urban areas)
(!A decrease in all forms of transport)
(!The process of turning cities into farms)
(!A map showing only country borders)
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'''Which action can support a more sustainable settlement?'''
(Improving public transport and green spaces)
(!Wasting clean water)
(!Removing all safe walking routes)
(!Ignoring waste collection)
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== Memory Game ==

<div class="memo-quiz">
{|
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| Population || People living in a defined area
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| Settlement || A place where people live
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| Density || People living within a certain amount of land
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| Urban || Related to towns and cities
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| Rural || Related to the countryside
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| Clustered || Buildings grouped close together
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| Linear || Buildings arranged along a line
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| Dispersed || Buildings spread apart
|}
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== Drag and Drop ==

<div class="lueckentext-quiz">

{| class="wikitable"
! Match the correct terms.
! Topic
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| '''Fresh water'''
| Rivers and lakes can supply water to a settlement
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| '''Flat land'''
| Gentle ground can make building easier
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| '''Transport route'''
| Roads and railways can connect people and goods
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| '''Jobs'''
| Work opportunities can attract people to a place
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| '''Green space'''
| Parks and trees can improve the living environment
|}
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== Crossword Puzzle ==

<div class="kreuzwort-quiz">
{|
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| Population || What word means all the people living in a defined area?
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| Settlement || What word means a place where people live?
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| Density || What word describes how many people live within an amount of land?
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| Urban || What word describes an area related to towns and cities?
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| Rural || What word describes an area related to the countryside?
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| Migration || What word means moving from one place to another to live?
|}
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== LearningApps ==

<iframe> https://learningapps.org/index.php?s=Population+and+Settlement </iframe>

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== Cloze Text ==

<quiz display=simple>
{'''Complete the text.'''<br>
|type="{}"}
A { population } is the group of people living in a defined area. The pattern of where people live is called population { distribution }. The number of people living within a certain amount of land is population { density }. A place where people live is a { settlement }. Countryside areas are usually described as { rural }. Towns and cities are usually described as { urban }. Buildings that follow a road can form a { linear } settlement pattern. Moving to another place to live is called { migration }. An attraction that encourages someone to move to a place is a { pull factor }. A settlement that tries to meet present needs while protecting the future aims for { sustainability }.
</quiz>

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= Open-Ended Tasks =

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=== Easy ===
# [[English:My Settlement Map|My Settlement Map]]: Draw a simple map of your local area or an imaginary settlement and label homes, roads, green spaces, water, and important services.
# [[English:Rural and Urban Photo Sort|Rural and Urban Photo Sort]]: Create a two-column poster using your own drawings or permitted images to show features you would expect in rural and urban areas, then add one feature that can appear in both.
# [[English:Population Vocabulary Comic|Population Vocabulary Comic]]: Make a short comic that correctly uses the words population, settlement, density, and migration in a story.
# [[English:Settlement Pattern Sketches|Settlement Pattern Sketches]]: Draw one clustered, one linear, and one dispersed settlement, and write one sentence explaining what could cause each pattern.

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=== Standard ===
# [[English:Neighbourhood Observation|Neighbourhood Observation]]: Walk around a familiar area with an adult or study a safe map view, record five human features and five physical features, and explain how they may affect where people live.
# [[English:Community Interview|Community Interview]]: Interview an adult about why they chose to live in their current area, then group the reasons into ideas such as family, work, services, transport, environment, or housing.
# [[English:Density Model|Density Model]]: Use counters or small paper squares to model the same population spread across two different land areas, photograph or draw the models, and explain which one has higher density.
# [[English:Sustainable Settlement Plan|Sustainable Settlement Plan]]: Design a small settlement that includes housing, a school, transport, clean water, green space, and waste collection, then explain three choices that make your plan more sustainable.

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=== Advanced ===
# [[English:Settlement Change Investigation|Settlement Change Investigation]]: Compare an old and a recent map or image of the same place and explain how roads, buildings, open land, or services have changed over time.
# [[English:Migration Story Map|Migration Story Map]]: Create a fictional but realistic story map showing a family's move from one settlement to another, including push factors, pull factors, opportunities, and challenges.
# [[English:Urban Growth News Report|Urban Growth News Report]]: Produce a short video or audio news report about a growing imaginary city, describing benefits of growth, problems caused by growth, and two possible planning solutions.
# [[English:Best Site Challenge|Best Site Challenge]]: Compare three possible sites for a new settlement using water, land, transport, jobs, environmental risk, and services, then defend your chosen site with evidence.

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= Learning Assessment =

# [[English:Map Evidence|Map Evidence]]: Study a settlement map chosen by your teacher and use at least three pieces of map evidence to decide whether the pattern is mainly clustered, linear, or dispersed.
# [[English:Density Reasoning|Density Reasoning]]: Compare two places with different populations and land areas, calculate or estimate their densities, and explain why the place with more people is not always the more densely populated place.
# [[English:Site Decision|Site Decision]]: Recommend a site for a new village by balancing access to water, safe land, transport, jobs, and environmental risks, and explain one trade-off in your choice.
# [[English:Migration Explanation|Migration Explanation]]: Write a short explanation showing how one push factor and one pull factor could influence a person's decision to move, while noting that different people may choose differently.
# [[English:Sustainability Review|Sustainability Review]]: Evaluate a real or fictional settlement and propose three improvements, explaining how each could help people, the environment, or both.
# [[English:Rural Urban Comparison|Rural Urban Comparison]]: Compare a rural and an urban settlement using land use, services, transport, density, and opportunities, then explain one way the two places depend on each other.

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= Evidence of Learning =

You can show strong learning when you can use geographic words accurately, read settlement images and maps carefully, compare places without making unfair assumptions, and explain that population patterns usually have several causes.

{| class="wikitable"
! Evidence type
! What you can show
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| '''Knowledge'''
| You can explain population, distribution, density, settlement, migration, urbanisation, and sustainability.
|-
| '''Skills'''
| You can read maps and aerial images, calculate simple density, compare places, identify patterns, and support ideas with evidence.
|-
| '''Products'''
| You can create maps, models, posters, reports, interviews, or settlement plans that communicate geographic ideas clearly.
|-
| '''Reasoning'''
| You can weigh advantages and risks, explain causes and effects, and recognize that a place can have more than one settlement pattern.
|-
| '''Transfer'''
| You can apply what you learned to a new town, village, map, photograph, or planning problem that you have not studied before.
|}

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= OERs on the Topic =

For further reading, explore the English Wikipedia article on [[English:Human settlement|Human settlement]] and use its links to related topics such as [[English:Population density|Population density]], [[English:Urban area|Urban area]], [[English:Rural area|Rural area]], [[English:Migration|Migration]], and [[English:Urbanization|Urbanization]].

<iframe> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_settlement </iframe>

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= Linked Learning Areas =

Population and settlement connects physical geography with human geography. To understand why people live where they do, you need to think about land, water, climate, transport, jobs, services, history, movement, and planning. These ideas also connect to mathematics through density, to environmental studies through sustainability, and to citizenship through decisions about shared spaces and services.

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'''[[English:Population and Settlement|Population and Settlement]]'''
# [[English:Population|Population]]
# [[English:Population density|Population density]]
# [[English:Human settlement|Settlement]]
# [[English:Urban area|Urban areas]]
# [[English:Rural area|Rural areas]]
# [[English:Suburb|Suburban areas]]
# [[English:Migration|Migration]]
# [[English:Urbanization|Urbanization]]
# [[English:Settlement geography|Settlement patterns]]
# [[English:Sustainability|Sustainability]]
|}

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