definItions
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area; it is a quantity of type number density.
Total Population / Area (km2)
Population distribution
The arrangement, or spread, of people living in a given area.
calculate
World
510, 072, 000 km2
7, 256, 490, 011 pop.
Switzerland
41, 277 km2
8, 121, 830 pop.
Russia
17, 098, 242 km2
142, 423, 773 pop.
Calculate the population density for the places above. Show your calculations.
global population distribution and density
List reasons for population distribution (areas of high and low density) under three headings:
PHYSICAL ECONOMIC HUMAN
skills - Describing distribution and density
high density (x per km2) low density (x per km2)
even distribution north/south/east/west clustered
densely populated sparsely populated