How Physical Features Affect Population

Introduction:
Population is the people that live in an area. People settle (stay) in area because of various reasons such as is the area having suitable weather conditions or maybe enough rain or water supply.

Population distribution is the way people are spread across an area. Where do most people stay and why?

Explanation:

Physical features are natural features on the earth surface such as rivers, oceans, mountains, dunes, deserts, lakes, hills or valleys.

Reasons how physical features affect population distribution:

* People live in areas that have enough water or receives enough rain.

* People live in areas with fertile soil for crop farming.

* Few people live in areas with mountains because the land is steep and soil is not good for growing crops.

* Deserts are very hot and dry that's why few people live there.

* People live in areas with good vegetation for livestock farming.

The map below is showing some physical features found in Namibia.

The map key is showing lakes, pans, deserts and vegetation areas of Namibia.

Looking at the map more people will be living in areas that have lakes because it provides them with water and vegetation for their livestock.

Less people will live in areas with a desert because the weather conditions there are undesirable.

Watch the vidoe below, listen attentively.

The youtube vidoe on the left is explaining how physical features such as climate, fertile soil and water.

Complete the wordwall activity below.

Complete the sentences below by filling in the missing words.

1. Natural features on the earth surface are called .................... ...................... [2

2. People settle where there is ........................ soil for crop farming. [1

3. ................... are very hot and ................... few people settle there. [2

4. A lot of people settle close to ...................... because they provide water. [1

5. People settle in areas with ....................... for their livestock. [1

Physical features are natural features on the earth surface. Few people settle where there are mountains or in deserts because the climate there is unsustainable. People settle close to rivers and areas with fertile soil because they provide water and good soil for growing crops.

References and Attributions

A. Kapuka, Tomas Hlasyn, 2020, Physical Features of Namibia, Windhoek, (09/12/2023), <https://www.com.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/12/4910>.

World Map, 2021, Physical Geography of Namibia/Physical Features of Namibia/Physical Map of Namibia/Map Namibia, USA, (10/12/2023), <https://www.com/watch?v=rwZtdLUWGbg>.

5 Minute Geography, 2021, Why do we live where we do?, (09/12/2023), <https:www.youtube/watch?v=PeTEkGuP618>.

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