Ch 41: NYSTCE Social Studies: Settlement Patterns
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NYSTCE Social Studies: Settlement Patterns - Chapter Summary
This chapter will teach you the information necessary to answer questions on the NYSTCE Social Studies exam about the relationship between geography and human settlements. These lessons will address the functions of human settlements and review the following:
- Comparisons of types of settlements
- How the environment influences where humans settle
- Factors of human migration
- Spatial association and its impact on culture
All of these lessons are available to you both as brief videos and full transcripts so that you may progress through the chapter at a reasonable pace. Should you have any questions about the lessons' content, you may submit them to our specialists who will provide assistance as they are able. Once you've completed all of the lessons, you may test how well you understand and remember what you've reviewed by taking the cumulative chapter exam.
1. Human Settlements: Definition & Functions
People don't live in a vacuum. We live with other people. Watch this lesson to find out about human settlements, including the two major types, and some of the functions and benefits of living with others, instead of on your own.
2. Types of Human Settlements: Definitions & Comparisons
Most people don't live completely alone. They live in cities, towns, and rural areas near others. In this lesson, we'll examine types of human settlements, including common settlement designations and some of the challenges in categorizing settlements.
3. Environmental Influences on Human Settlements & Activities
After watching this video, you will be able to explain the environmental reasons why humans settled where they did, both historically and more recently. A short quiz will follow.
4. The Push & Pull Factors of Human Migration
Why do people move out of their country? After watching this video, you will be able to explain what human migration is and give examples of push and pull factors that can be involved.
5. Spatial Association of Culture Regions: Definition, Distinctions & Influences
Have you ever noticed that people who live near water eat a lot of fish? Or that rainforests are in areas that have a lot of rain and high temperatures? In this lesson, we'll look at spacial associations in geography, as well as how they relate to culture.
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Other Chapters
Other chapters within the NYSTCE Social Studies (115): Practice & Study Guide course
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Historical Terms & Concepts
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Ancient World Civilizations
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Ancient Empires
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Belief Systems
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Islamic Civilizations
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Asian Empires (1400-1600)
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Feudal Societies
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Renaissance & Reformation
- NYSTCE Social Studies: The Age of Absolutism
- NYSTCE Social Studies: European Expansion
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Enlightenment & Revolution
- NYSTCE Social Studies: European Imperialism
- NYSTCE Social Studies: International Developments (1850-Present)
- NYSTCE Social Studies: The World Wars
- NYSTCE Social Studies: World Politics in the 20th Century
- NYSTCE Social Studies: World Culture in the 20th Century
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Settling North America
- NYSTCE Social Studies: The Revolutionary War
- NYSTCE Social Studies: A New Nation
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Nationalism & Sectionalism
- NYSTCE Social Studies: American Industrialization
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Westward Expansion
- NYSTCE Social Studies: The American Civil War
- MoGEA Social Studies: The American Civil War
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Reconstruction
- NYSTCE Social Studies: American Imperialism
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Progressive Era
- NYSTCE Social Studies: 20th Century Literature & Art
- NYSTCE Social Studies: 20th Century Politics
- NYSTCE Social Studies: The U.S. in World War I
- NYSTCE Social Studies: The Great Depression
- NYSTCE Social Studies: The U.S. in World War II
- NYSTCE Social Studies: American Culture, Post-WWII to Today
- NYSTCE Social Studies: American Politics, Post-WWII to Today
- NYSTCE Social Studies: New York State History
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Human Rights Worldwide
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Human Rights Movements
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Basic Geography Concepts
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Physical Features & Systems
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Human Impact on the Environment
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Human Systems
- NYSTCE Social Studies: New York State Geography
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Basic Economic Concepts
- NYSTCE Social Studies: International Economics
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Economic Systems
- NYSTCE Social Studies: U.S. Economy
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Political Science
- NYSTCE Social Studies: U.S. Government
- NYSTCE Social Studies: U.S. Political Process
- NYSTCE Social Studies: U.S. Foreign Policy
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Historical Research
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Interpreting Visual Sources
- NYSTCE Social Studies: Analyzing Information & Texts
- NYSTCE Social Studies Flashcards
