population distribution and density. Flashcards

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what does it mean by sparsely populated?

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it means a place with a low population density so is not crowded.

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what does it mean by population distribution?

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it shows the spread of people.

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what does it mean by densely populated?

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it means a place with a high population density so is crowded.

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what does it mean by population density?

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it means the number of people per square kilometre (km2).

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describe the spread of the world’s population (4 marks).

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the worlds population is not evenly spread.
china is one of the world’s densely populated countries, along with india and japan.
places with a medium population density are madagascar, new zealand and malaysia.
areas that are sparsely populated include russia, australia and saudi arabia.

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