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Geography: Human Settlements
- Ranujan
Introduction
Hello, welcome to my presentation on United States and Norway. This presentation will have information on the landforms, population distribution pattern, climate and vegetation of these two countries. USA is a very dense country as the population there is 323.1 million people in 2016 while Norway is less dense country with 5.2 million people in 2016.
Introduction
USA Map
USA Map
Norway Map
Norway Map
Landforms in USA and Norway
US Landforms - Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Great Plains, Islands, Canyons, Deltas, and Deserts
Norway Landforms - Islands, Lakes, Rivers, Mountains, Forests, Valleys
Landforms in USA and Norway
Cause Effect
Cause Effect
USA - Has many different types of landforms
USA - Has Islands
USA - Has rocky mountains
USA - Has canyons
Norway - 1/4 of norway land are forests
Norway - Has Mountains
Norway - It is a cold place
USA - Good for wildlife and many different types of plants
USA - High chances of natural disasters
USA - Bad for people who live there because they have no stores nearby
USA - Great attraction for tourists
Norway - Wildlife have homes in forests
Norway - Great tourist attraction
Norway - Doesn't have hot climate landforms such as deserts
Population Distribution Pattern
Population Distribution Pattern
USA's population distribution is not evenly spread out as most citizens live along the edge and east part of USA. The most populated state in the US is California with 39.25 million people and the least populated state is Wyoming with only 584,000 people. In the US there are about 35.14 people per/sq. km.
Norway's distribution pattern is also unevenly spread out as there are mostly people in southern Norway because that's where the capital city is, Oslo. The population in Norway is only 5.2 million people and that's why they only have 14.33 people per/sq. km.
Cause Effect
USA - High chances of Earthquakes and Tsunamis
USA - Traffic and many buildings
USA - Dense in some areas
Norway - Since surrounded by forests and mountains, transportation is hard
Norway - Food shortages
USA - People live along the edge/water
USA - Overpopulated in California
USA - Population is not evenly spread out
Norway - Only a few people live in northern Norway
Norway - Many people live in southern Norway
Climate
USA - Weather varies all across the US as in southern it stays from mild to warm throughout the year and in northern US it varies depending on the season. In summer weather could go up to 30 degrees celsius and in winter it could drop down to -20 degrees celsius.
Norway - Norway is usually a cold place as it's a country up north on the globe. Weather in Norway also varies depending on the season as in the summer it goes up to 20 degrees celsius and in the winter it could drop down to -30 degrees celsius.
Climate
Cause Effect
Cause Effect
USA - Easy to grow crops
USA - You can go to beaches
USA - More car accidents
Norway - Hard to grow crops
Norway - Wildlife lose their homes
USA - Usually a hot place
USA - Very hot in the summer (30 degrees celsius)
USA - A lot if snow in winter
Norway - Pretty cold place
Norway - Natural disasters often happen there
Vegetation
USA - There are many different types of soil in the United States such as: Histosols - Organic and Wet, Aridisols - Very Dry, Mollisols - Deep Fertile, Oxisols - Very Weathered. The four main types of vegetation in the US are Deserts, Grasslands, Tundras, and Forests. In the tundras of North US, trees don't grow as it’s too dry and cold there.
Norway - There are about 2000 flowering plants that grow in Norway. Forests cover a fourth of Norway’s land area and in those forests there are many different types of species such as Birch, Ash, Hazel, Elm, Maple, Linden, Oak, Yew, and Holly.
Vegetation
Cause Effect
USA - It is in the northern hemisphere
USA - Selling the crops
USA - Many different types of species of plants
Norway - Forests cover 1/4 of land
Norway - 2000 different types of flowering plants
USA - It gets cold sometimes and crops don't grow as much
USA - they get more income
USA - Diversity for tourists
Norway - They don't cut as many trees (good for wildlife)
Norway - Great source of food for insects and other animals
Cause Effect
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