Human Geography - POPULATION: Human Systems: Factors Influencing Population Density and Distribution

Question 1

Population

Answer 1

the number of people living in an area/region at a particular time

Question 2

Population distribution

Answer 2

the way in which people are spread across an area

Question 3

Population density

Answer 3

the number of people per square kilometre/ in each unit of area.

i.e. (total population÷area)

Question 4

Distribution can be described as _____?

Answer 4

uneven, unevenly
even, evenly
uniformly, scattered

Question 5

Density can be described as _____?

Answer 5

sparse, sparsely, few, little, great, high, dense, densely, concentrated, compact

Question 6

Depiction on a Map

Population distribution is represented by what map?

Answer 6

a dot map

Question 7

Depiction on a Map

Population density is represented by what maps?

Answer 7

a choropleth map and an isopleth map

Question 8

A dot map?

Answer 8

This is where 1 dot represents a certain number of people.

Question 9

A choropleth map?

Answer 9

Shows density by administrative boundaries

i.e. country / parish / state / province etc.

Question 10

An isopleth map?

Answer 10

Shows density based on areas of the same/equal value