Population And patterns In Human Settlement 4

Question 1

What is population density?

Answer 1

Population density is the average for a country of how many people live in a square kilometer (or mile) of land.

Question 2

Sparse population density?

Answer 2

Sparse population density has 14 or less people per kilometer2. Has small population in comparison to the land area.

Question 3

Moderate population density?

Answer 3

Moderate population density have 15-149 people per kilometer2. Has medium population size in comparison to land area.

Question 4

Dense population density?

Answer 4

Dense population density has 150 or more people per kilometer2. Has small land area in comparison to large population.

Question 5

How do you calculate population density

Answer 5

Dividing the population of a country by its area (km2)

Question 6

What can you say about countries with high vs low population densities?

Answer 6

Where there is a higher population density in an area this means that there are usually good resources, job opportunities, or living spaces. But when there is a low population density this means that there is not that good of resources or opportunities making it a sub-optimal place to live.