population distribution and density. Flashcards
what does it mean by sparsely populated?
it means a place with a low population density so is not crowded.
what does it mean by population distribution?
it shows the spread of people.
what does it mean by densely populated?
it means a place with a high population density so is crowded.
what does it mean by population density?
it means the number of people per square kilometre (km2).
describe the spread of the world’s population (4 marks).
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.