YEAR 7 GEOGRAPHY: POPULATION POPULATION DEFINITIONS 2
Year 7 Geography - Density & Distribution Definitions
Aug 03, 2015
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YEAR 7 GEOGRAPHY: POPULATION
POPULATION DEFINITIONS 2
DEFINITION 1: POPULATION
DISTRIBUTION
The way in which people are spread out across the Earth’s surface. Distribution
is uneven and changes over time.
MAP OF GLOBAL POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
DEFINITION 2: POPULATION
DENSITY
The number of people living per square kilometre (km2). It is found by dividing the
total population of a place by its area (km2).
National figures range from 19,000 people per km2 (Monaco) to 0.13 per km2 in Greenland!
People per km2
MAP OF GLOBAL POPULATION DENSITY
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