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Human Geography Introduction

Aotearoa New Zealand is home to many different communities. Read the fictional case study and data, then use evidence to investigate how people and places shape one another. For written answers, explain your reasoning where you can.

Case study: Te Awa

Te Awa is a fictional settlement in the lower North Island. It sits beside a river and is surrounded by farmland. The town has a supermarket, a primary school, a health clinic and a bus connection to a larger centre. A new food-processing business has opened near the main road. Some residents welcome the jobs; others are concerned about traffic and water quality. The council is considering where to build 40 new homes.

Measure

Te Awa

Nearby city

Population

4,800

96,000

Area

24 km²

32 km²

Main employment

Farming and food processing

Health, retail and services

Explore the place

Use the case study and data above to answer the questions.

1.Which description best explains human geography?

The study of how people, places and environments interact
The study of how rocks form beneath the Earth
The study of weather systems only
The study of native birds and their habitats only

2.Which two details from the Te Awa case study are examples of human geography?

3.Using the population and area figures, calculate the population density of Te Awa. Show your calculation and give the unit.

4.Which settlement has the greater population density: Te Awa or the nearby city? Use the data to support your answer.

5.A new business opens in a small town and provides jobs, but may also increase traffic. This is an example of:

A trade-off, where a change may bring both benefits and costs
A physical process that cannot affect people
Population density
Migration caused by a natural disaster

6.Match each term in the first list to its meaning in the second list.

Settlement
Migration
Population density

A place where people live
The movement of people from one place to another to live
The number of people living in a given area

7.Suggest one possible benefit and one possible environmental concern associated with building 40 new homes in Te Awa.

8.The council wants to learn whether residents support the new homes. Write one respectful survey question it could ask, and name one ethical step it should take when collecting responses.

9.Which location should the council investigate first for the new homes: close to the main road and services, or on farmland near the river? Give one reason for your choice and one piece of information the council should check before deciding.