Population Density

Question 1

What is population distribution?

Answer 1

It is how population is spread throughout a region or area. It tells us where people are and where they are not.

Question 2

What is the equation for population density?

Answer 2

Total population/ area km²= number per km²
(/ = divide)

Question 3

What is the meaning of life expectancy?

Answer 3

The age someone is expected to live to in a country

Question 4

What is the meaning of natural increase?

Answer 4

Is the difference between the birth rate and death rate

Question 5

What is the meaning of death rate?

Answer 5

The number of deaths per thousand of the population of an area per year

Question 6

What is the meaning of birth rate?

Answer 6

The number of live births per thousand of the population of an area per year

Question 7

Equation to work out natural increase

Answer 7

Natural increase= birth rate - death rate
(- = minus)

Question 8

What is the meaning of sparsely populated?

Answer 8

Few people in an area

Question 9

What is the meaning of densely populated?

Answer 9

A lot of people in an area

Question 10

Example of sparsely populated area

Answer 10

Greenland

Question 11

Example of densely populated area

Answer 11

Manila, Philippines

Question 12

Positive factors that affect population density

Answer 12

-pleasant climate
-good water supply
-flat/gently sloping land
-open grassland for animals
-industry and jobs
-good soil for growing crops
-natural resources for industry
-good roads, railways, ports etc.
-money for investment

Question 13

Negative factors that affect population density

Answer 13

-dense forest
-too hot or cold
-poor water supply
-steep slopes
-too wet or dry
-lack of investments
-few natural resources
-poor transport links
-little investment and few jobs
-poor soils for farming

Question 14

Physical factors that affect population density

Answer 14

-pleasant climate
-dense forest
-too hot or cold
-steep slopes
-too wet or dry
-open grassland for animals
-flat/gently sloping land
-good soils for growing crops
-natural resources for industry
-poor soils for farming

Question 15

Human factors that affect population density

Answer 15

-good water supply
-poor water supply
-industry and jobs
-lack of investment
-poor transport links
-few natural resources
-little investment and few jobs
-good roads, railways, ports etc.
-money for investment
-good food supply

Question 16

What is population density?

Answer 16

The number of people per km²