There are many reasons why people would choose to move some of these include:

Physical Factors

• Climate-weather pattern- over time (people tend to live in more moderate temperatures instead of cold or warm climates).

• Landforms- where can I survive? (places with farming land and opportunities of food and safety).

• Water bodies- Water for me and my plants (trading, fishing and clean water).

Physical factors whether it be climate or one’s place on a continent influence where people choose to live.

Human Factors

• Culture- My people (traditions, acceptance and security)

• Economics- How can I make money? (job, opportunities and trade)

• History- Events of the past influences where people live today (wars and relationships with neighboring places)

• Political- Types of government and levels of freedom (democratic, republican and rights)

Human factors such as culture and other aspects of the human existence also influence where people live.

Population Density vs Population Distribution

Density is the number of people in a space and distribution is the spatial spread of people in a space. There are multiple ways a geographer calculates density:

• Arithmetic Density- The number of people per square mile or per square kilometer. This is the most common type of density.

• Physiological Density- The number of people per unit of arable land

• Agricultural Density- The number of farmers per unit of arable land

2.1 IMPORTANT VOCABULARY

Population Distribution- The pattern of human settlement, the spread of people across Earth.

Population Density- Is the measure of the average population per square mile or kilometer of an area. It measures how crowded a place is.

Social Stratification- The hierarchical division of people into groups based on factors such as economic status, power and/or ethnicity

Arithmetic Population Density- Calculated by dividing a region’s population by its total area

Physiological Population Density- Calculated by dividing population by the amount of arable land

Arable- Land suitable for growing crops

Agriculture Population Density- Compares the number of farmers to the area of arable land