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Population Density And Distribution Flashcards

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What is population density

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This is a measure of a how many people live in a set area

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How is population density calculated

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Number of people divided by area in square kilometres

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An area that has a high population density will have what

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Lots of people living in that space

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An area that has a low population density will have what

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Few people living in that space

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Places that have a high population density are said to be what

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Densely populated

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Places that have a low population density are said to be what

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Sparsely populated

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7
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Examples of sparsely populated spaces

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Greenland
Siberia
Antarctica 
Australian outback
Sahara desert
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Examples of densely populated places

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New York
Rio de Janeiro
Hong Kong
Cairo
London
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Why do cities tend to be densely populated

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Due to the fact that there are a lot of people in an area that is limited in size

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London has a population desire of what

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4700 people per square kilometre

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Glasgows population density is what

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3494 people per square kilometre

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Why is the population density for the uk lower than its major cities

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Because there is more room for people to spread out

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What do density figures only tell us

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How many people live in n area

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What is population distribution

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Population distribution describes how people are distributed or spread in a certain area

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How many ways can we describe population distribution

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What is the first way we can describe population distribution

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The population can be evenly spreaded

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What is the second way we can describe population distribution

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The population can be clustered around one specific location

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What is the third way we can describe population distribution

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The population can be randomly distributed

19
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Often distribution of the population is effected by what

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Factors of physical and human geography

20
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Why are parts of the world more densely populated than others:
Amazon rainforest

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Too hot and wet for people
Dense forest makes communication and settlement difficult
Sparsely populated

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Why are parts of the world more densely populated than others:
Western Europe

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Low lying and gently sloping
Pleasant climate
Good water supply and soil for farming 
Easy communication and many resources for industry 
Densely populated
22
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Why are parts of the world more densely populated than others:
Himalayan mountains

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Too cold for people
Steep slopes and bad for communication and settlement
Poor thin soil, unsuitable for crops
Sparsely populated

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Why are parts of the world more densely populated than others:
Polar regions - Antarctica

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Too cold for people
No soil for crops
Snow and ice make communications and settlement very difficult
Sparsely populated

24
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Why are parts of the world more densely populated than others:
Bangladesh

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Low lying and flat rich fertile soil. Hot and wet, ideal farming conditions. Densely populated

25
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Give a reason why some parts of the world are more densely populated that others

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Climate - places that are too hot, too cold or too wet, or too dry - don’t attract people to live there because it is hard to grow crops

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Physical factors:

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Good food supply
Poor soil for farming
Flat gently sloping land - easy to build on
Too wet or too dry - difficult to farm 
Too hot or too cold - difficult to farm 
Steep slopes - hard to build on 
Etc etc etc
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Human factors

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Money for investment
Industry and jobs
Poor transport
Lack of investment
Good roads, railways, ports etc 
Little investment and few jobs
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Positive factor

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Natural resources for industry 
Money for industry
Good food and water supply
Good soil for growing crops
Industry and jobs
Good roads, railways, ports etc
Open grassland for animals 
Pleasant climate 
Flat/gently sloping land
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Negative factor

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Poor transport
Lack of investment
Little investment and few jobs
Poor soil for farming
Steep slopes
Too wet or too dry
Few natural resources
Too hot or too cold
30
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What is the definition for worlds population

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The total number of humans alive on Earth at a given time

31
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What is happening to the worlds population rapidly

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It is increasing

32
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Every second how many people are born and how many die

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5 are born
And 2 die
That is a gain of 3 people per second

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