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.

 

 
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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.

  1. 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