Geography Theme 1

Geography Theme 1

1. Settlement

   • Settlements and Services Provision
     • Patterns
       • Dispersed
         • Linear
           • Nucleated
     • Factors
       • Physical: Relief. soil, water supply
       • Accessibility and resources
     • Reasons
       • Hierarchy of Settlements and Services
         • High
           • Middle
             • Low
     • Case Study
       • Settlement service and Provision area
   • Urban Settlements
     • Describe and explain
       • Characteristics: Changes in land use in urban areas
         • Land Use Zones
         • Countries different levels of development
           • Urban Morphologies
     • Effects of change in land use
       • urban areas and urban sprawl
     • Problems and solutions of Urban Areas
       • Identifying types of pollution
         • Air pollution
         • Noise pollution
         • Visual pollution
       • Issues in inequality
         • Housing issues
           • Congestion and conflict over land
     • Case Study
       • Urban Area
   • Urbanisation
     • Identify and suggest reasons of Rapid Urban Growth
       • physical
         • economic
           • social factors
         • Rural depopulation and movement of people to major cities
     • Impacts of Urban Growth
       • Urban
         • Areas
       • Rural
       • Solutions reduce negative impacts
         • Effects Urbanisation on people and natural environment
         • Characteristics of squatter settlements
         • Strategies to reduce negative impacts of urbanisation
     • Case Study
       • Rapidly Growing Urban Area
         • Developing Country
         • Reasons for Migration

2. Population

   • Dynamics
     • Rapid Increase in the World's Population
       • Overpoplulation
         • Over- populated Country
           • Case Studies
       • Underpopulation
         • Under- populated Country
       • Case Studies
         • Country with a High Rate of Natural Population Growth
         • Country with a Low Rate of Natural Population Growth
     • Birth Rate
       • Death Rate
     • Natural Population Change
       • Impacts
         • Social
           • Economic
             • Government Politics
       • HIV/AIDS
     • Populations Policies
   • Migration
     • Reasons: Population Migration
       • Voluntary
         • Involuntary
           • International
     • Impacts
       • Positives
         • Negatives
         • Donor Country
           • Host Country
             • Migrants
     • Case Study
       • International Migration
   • Structure
     • Reasons
       • Types of Population Structures.
     • Pyramids
     • Case Study
       • Country with a High Dependent Population
   • Density and Distribution
     • Descriptions
       • Physical, economic, social and political factors
     • Case Studies
       • Densely Populated Area
       • Sparsely Populated Area