Population Density Flashcards
What is population density
The number of people living per square kilometre
What is the population density equation
Population density = no. people per sq km
What is a map where different colours are used to indicate different things called.
A chloropleth map
What is population distribution
How the population is spread across an area
What does it mean for the population to be evenly spread?
It means that the population is spread out evenly (not sparse in some places and dense in others)
What does it mean for the population to be clustered around a specific location
The population mostly lives at one specific point
What does it mean for the population to be randomly distributed
The population is spread out about randomly
What is population distribution often affected by?
Physical and human geography
