KENYA

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KENYAS POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
AIM To understand how physical geography affects
where people live. To find out why people move.
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KEY WORDS
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION means how the population
are spread out PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY means the
natural environment relief, soils,climate. MIGRAT
ION means when people move to settle somewhere
else. RURAL means countryside. URBAN means towns
and cities.
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SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS.
Steep slopes
Few resources
Poor soils
Too cold
Too hot
Dense forest
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DENSELY POPULATED.
Industry and jobs
resources
Good communications
Good farmland
Water supply
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TASKS

• Read p104 in Connections.
• Complete the sheet How does physical
  geography affect population distribution? (all
  work to be done on sheet.)
• Read p92 and 93 in Connections.
• Divide your page into 2 columns, one with the
  heading push factors and the other with the
  heading pull factors. Make a copy of the factors
  under the correct heading.
• Use the information from diagram C on page 105
  to identify the push/pull factors operating in
  Kenya. ADD them to the correct column in you
  book.