Population Density And Distribution

Question 1

What is population density

Answer 1

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

Question 2

How is population density calculated

Answer 2

Number of people divided by area in square kilometres

Question 3

An area that has a high population density will have what

Answer 3

Lots of people living in that space

Question 4

An area that has a low population density will have what

Answer 4

Few people living in that space

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Densely populated

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Sparsely populated

Question 7

Examples of sparsely populated spaces

Answer 7

Greenland
Siberia
Antarctica 
Australian outback
Sahara desert

Question 8

Examples of densely populated places

Answer 8

New York
Rio de Janeiro
Hong Kong
Cairo
London

Question 9

Why do cities tend to be densely populated

Answer 9

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

Question 10

London has a population desire of what

Answer 10

4700 people per square kilometre

Question 11

Glasgows population density is what

Answer 11

3494 people per square kilometre

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Because there is more room for people to spread out

Question 13

What do density figures only tell us

Answer 13

How many people live in n area

Question 14

What is population distribution

Answer 14

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

Question 15

How many ways can we describe population distribution

Answer 15

3

Question 16

What is the first way we can describe population distribution

Answer 16

The population can be evenly spreaded

Question 17

What is the second way we can describe population distribution

Answer 17

The population can be clustered around one specific location

Question 18

What is the third way we can describe population distribution

Answer 18

The population can be randomly distributed

Question 19

Often distribution of the population is effected by what

Answer 19

Factors of physical and human geography

Question 20

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

Answer 20

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

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Low lying and gently sloping
Pleasant climate
Good water supply and soil for farming 
Easy communication and many resources for industry 
Densely populated

Question 22

Why are parts of the world more densely populated than others:
Himalayan mountains

Answer 22

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

Question 23

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

Answer 23

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

Question 24

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

Answer 24

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

Question 25

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

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Physical factors:

Answer 26

``` 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 ```

Question 27

Human factors

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Positive factor

Answer 28

``` 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 ```

Question 29

Negative factor

Answer 29

``` 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 ```

Question 30

What is the definition for worlds population

Answer 30

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

Question 31

What is happening to the worlds population rapidly

Answer 31

It is increasing

Question 32

Every second how many people are born and how many die

Answer 32

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