Geography

6.3(A)

Why People Live Where They Live

Identify and explain the geographic factors responsible for patterns of population in places and regions.

Part of The student understands the factors that influence the locations and characteristics of locations of various contemporary societies on maps and/or globes

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Intro

Where People Live

By the end of this lesson, you will identify the geographic factors that shape where people live and explain why some places are crowded while others are nearly empty. Population distribution means how people are spread across a place, like a country or continent.