Population Flashcards
What is population?
Population is the total number of people in an area.
What are the two key concepts of population?
Population Distribution
Population Density
What is population Distribution?
Population distribution is the way how people are spread out over a given area.
What is population density?
Population density is the amount of people living in a square unit of land.
How is population density calculated?
Total number of people divided by land size
What is demography?
It is the study of population?
What does STATIN mean?
Statistical Institute of Jamaica
What is a census?
It is a survey conducted to get information about members in a given population.
What is the difference between population density and distribution?
Population density is the amount of people living on an area while population distribution is the way they are spread out throughout a given area.
