1.4 Population density and distribution Flashcards
1
Q
What is population density?
A
The average number of people per square kilometre in a country or region.
2
Q
What is population distribution?
A
The way that the population is spread out over a given area, from a small region to the Earth as a whole.
3
Q
What is the difference between ‘densely populated’ and ‘sparsely populated’?
A
Densely populated: high population density
Sparsely populated: low population density
