Factors affecting global distribution
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- Created on: 29-05-15 20:57
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- Factors affecting global distribution
- facts and figures
- 70% of the planet is ocean
- 30% of the planet is land
- 29% is too dry
- 23% could be cultivated for food
- 17% is too cold
- 11% is being cultivated for food
- 11% is too mountainous
- 9% is infertile soil
- Relief
- High density: Low-lying, flat land, gently sloping and flood plains
- Low density: mountainous areas, high altitude
- Climate
- High density: hot/mild climates, temperate, enough rain
- low density: cold,harsh weather, very hot humid conditions, extremes such as deserts
- Soil
- high density: fertile, farming land
- Low density: dry baked land, infertile land, bad land for farming, rocky, desert or sand
- vegetation
- High density: moderate amount of vegetation, farmland/ grass land
- Low density: extremes such as deserts or rainforests, dense overgrown land
- Accesibility
- High density: areas that are close to sea/ have high access to the sea, highly accessible areas with ports and access by air
- Low density: places with low accessibility, places further in land away from the sea, landlocked countries
- Resources
- High density: Access to clean water, surplus of food, good raw materials for industry, a wide variety of services such as police and education, good supply to clean water.
- Places with few resources and little money, dirty, disease ridden water, little access to food, no education and bad health services.
- Economic
- High density: well developed economy, high average income/GDP, high job availability, rich markets, good infrastructure, skilled workers.
- Low density: under developed economy, low average income/GDP, high unemployment, poor trading and infrastructure.
- Social
- High density: want to live in busy places, want to have many social connections.
- Low density: high crime rates, want to be isolated
- Political
- High density: Stable government with security, no political or civil unrest, democracy
- Low density: Wars, dictatorships, civil and political unrest, conflict
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