HOW TO DESCRIBE DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS ON MAPS

Distribution means the spread of features (things) over an area.

Follow the steps in the diagram.
Is there a pattern?
Are things:

Evenly spread
Unevenly spread

Where there is most of a

feature
Give an example with
statistics

Concentrated
(a lot close together)
Give an example with
statistics

Where there is least of a

feature
Give an example with
statistics

Sparse (very few)

Give an example with
statistics

Trend
(think in terms
of first impressions of the
pattern)

Trend
(think in terms
of first impressions of the
pattern)

Exceptions (anything
different that doesnt fit
the pattern)

Exceptions (anything
different that doesnt fit
the pattern)

Include geographic TERMINOLOGY. You could use words from the list below:
Directions north, south, east, west (NOT top, bottom, left, right)
Distribution pattern clustered, scattered, random, ordered, linear
Statistics refer to actual numbers from the data
Distances use scale to describe distances, giving units of measurements
Size area covered
Proper Names continent names, country names, city names