Population Distribution And Density

Question 1

What is population distribution

Answer 1

The way in which people are spread out across a given area

Question 2

What is population density

Answer 2

The average number of people per square kilometer

Question 3

What does population density show in an area

Answer 3

Whether an area is sparsely or densely populated

Question 4

What does sparsely populated mean

Answer 4

A few people living in a small area/per square kilometre

Question 5

What does densely populated mean

Answer 5

Many people living in a small area/per square kilometre

Question 6

What is the formula of population density?

Answer 6

PD= total population
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total land area in km²

Units : people/km²

Question 7

Population density is determined more by…

Answer 7

Environmental factors

Question 8

The environmental factors make an area less or more..

Answer 8

Attractive

Question 9

Why is there an uneven distribution of people around the world?

Answer 9

PD is determined more by environmental factors which make an area more or less attractive to settlers than by economic development

Question 10

What are the 2 types of factors affecting population Density

Answer 10

Human Factors
Physical factors

Question 11

Why is flat land a physical factor?

Answer 11

Flat land is densely populated which attracts a lot of people to live there as it is easy to build on.

Question 12

Why is amount of rainfall a factor(negative answer)

Answer 12

Areas with low amounts of rainfall are deserts amd a sparsely populated , attracting a few prople because people can not grow crops in dry areas to sell for income or for food

Question 13

Why are rivers and fertile soils physically factors?

Answer 13

Fertile soils attract people and are able to grow crops to sell or for food. Rivers attract people as a source of water

Question 14

List the physical factors of PD?

Answer 14

Flat land
Low/high Amounts of rainfall
High/low temperatures
Vegetation
Rivers
Fertile soils

Question 15

List the human factors of PD?

Answer 15

Agriculture
Secondary industry
Accessibility
Political decisions
Conflict

Question 16

Why is Agriculture a human factor of PD?

Answer 16

Areas with well developed farming of crops or animals are often densely populated.

Question 17

What is secondary industry a human factor of PD?

Answer 17

Areas in which manufacturing has developed tend to be densely populated. Even in old industrial areas where manufacturing has closed population densities still remain high

Question 18

Why is accessibility a Human factor of PD?

Answer 18

Areas with well developed transport, infrastructure, and links through road rail and shipping are more likely to be more densely populated than areas which are poorly connected

Question 19

Why is conflict a human factor of PD?

Answer 19

Wars and conflicts can lead to significant movements of population and a simultaneous decrease in density in some areas while others may increase

Question 20

List4 difficulties in urban areas with very high PD

Answer 20

1.air pollution
2.need to provide electricity
3.need to provide good sanitation
4.need to supply clean water
5.need for more public transport
5.water pollution
6.theft/robbery
7.noise pollution

Question 21

Why many areas with good transport networks are densely populated

Answer 21

1.access to shops
2.access to hospitals
3.they can travel to work
4.people are not isolated.
5.industries need transport for raw materials
6.immigratiin route

Question 22

How Is the population of botswana distributed?

Answer 22

Unevenly

Question 23

Which side in botswana is more densely populated

Answer 23

The eastern margin

Question 24

Which side in botswana is sparsely populated

Answer 24

The south western and north

Question 25

What major thing does the eastern margin have

Answer 25

The capital city Gaborone

Question 26

Some factors attracting people to the east are:

Answer 26

Good medical facilities such as the government referral hospital in Mochudi can attract people to the eastern margin.

Question 27

2.Some factors attracting people to the east are:

Answer 27

There is better education and higher institutions of learning such as the Uni of Bots allowing people to further improve their education and get better jobs.

Question 28

3.Some factors attracting people to the east are:

Answer 28

Adequate rainfall of around 500-600 mm allows people to form and sell their produce for more income.

Question 29

Gaborone has a population of about

Answer 29

246 000 people

Question 30

4. Some factors attracting people to the east are:

Answer 30

Gaborone being the capital city is the engine of economic growth therefore all governments headquarters are located there

Question 31

Examples of P.S in the PD case study of botswana

Answer 31

Marina hospital
246 009 people
Deborah hospital in Mochudi
500-600 mm of rainfall

Question 32

Some factors attracting less people to the west are:

Answer 32

Sandy soils in the region make it impossible to practice arable farming and very little rainfall causes cause a decline in crop production and so therefore people can’t sell their produce for income

Question 33

Sparsely populated sahel region case study

Answer 33

a).It is the region of western and North Central Africa.

2. Reasons for sparse popula
   B] the climate of the sahel is really hot and arid thus unsuitable for agriculture and causes ppl to emigrate. Eg Senegal is a country with a emigration of 99.996% migrants in 2012

Question 34

Second reason for sparse population in sahel

Answer 34

Natural disaster make it difficult for human settlements to form and reduces the immigrants in the country. In November 2014 cape Verde fogo volcano erupted leaving villages destroyed explain why the county has a migration of -0.64 per 1000 ppl

Question 35

Third reason for sparse sahel

Answer 35

The countries comprising the Sahel regions are Ledcs and do not have very good schooling opportunities or medical facilities, causing less ppl to live there