2.2) Consequences of Population Distribution
Explain how population distribution and density affect society and the environment
ESPN
Environmental
Social
Political
Social Services and Infrastructure: High population density impacts access to housing, jobs, water, and services like sanitation, medical care, fire, police, public transport, and waste collection
Actually easier and cheaper to provide support to clustered populations- less distance & travel. Rural areas have a dispersed population, but fewer facilities.
Yet, it is still extensive to provide services for large amounts of people
Economic
competition for jobs
Urbanization due to manufacturing and industrialization
Today, more tertiary activities are located in cities
Uneven population distribution results in uneven development
Scattered/ dispersed population
Lower wages → Less access to services → Overall, less developed
Political
Representation in govt
Electoral Districts have to be roughly equal in population size
Determines how many representatives in Congress
redistricting → process of redrawing electoral district boundaries after the Census every 10 years
Natural/ Enviornmental/ Physical
Carrying capacity: The maximum population size an environment can sustain
Hiigh population density = pressures on the arable land, water, resources, and food supply
Air and water pollution, depletion of natural resources, use of large amounts of energy, excessive waste
2.2) Consequences of Population Distribution
Explain how population distribution and density affect society and the environment
ESPN
Environmental
Social
Political
Social Services and Infrastructure: High population density impacts access to housing, jobs, water, and services like sanitation, medical care, fire, police, public transport, and waste collection
Actually easier and cheaper to provide support to clustered populations- less distance & travel. Rural areas have a dispersed population, but fewer facilities.
Yet, it is still extensive to provide services for large amounts of people
Economic
competition for jobs
Urbanization due to manufacturing and industrialization
Today, more tertiary activities are located in cities
Uneven population distribution results in uneven development
Scattered/ dispersed population
Lower wages → Less access to services → Overall, less developed
Political
Representation in govt
Electoral Districts have to be roughly equal in population size
Determines how many representatives in Congress
redistricting → process of redrawing electoral district boundaries after the Census every 10 years
Natural/ Enviornmental/ Physical
Carrying capacity: The maximum population size an environment can sustain
Hiigh population density = pressures on the arable land, water, resources, and food supply
Air and water pollution, depletion of natural resources, use of large amounts of energy, excessive waste