Population density

Which definition best describes the term population density?

• A measurement of people in a specific area.

• People living together.

• The number of people living in a place.

• The density of a population.

Choose the most correct definition of population:

• The total number of people who live in a particular area.

• Human beings who are alive.

• An amount of people who live apart.

• The number of people there are living on planet earth.

2 positive factors that encourage settlement:

• Flat, open land to build on.

• A dry climate with poor rainfall.

• Very little work available.

• A regular water supply.

1 negative factor that discourages settlement:

• Extreme heat or cold.

• Work is available.

• Good soil.

• Available raw materials.

Most correct definition of densely populated:

• A population that is dense.

• An area where a lot of people live, often very close to each other.

• An area where not a lot of people live.

• A dense population with few citizens living in a particular area.

Most correct definition of sparsely populated:

• I can’t remember.

• A population that is sparse.

• An area where very few people live, very spread out.

• A sparse population where lots of people live close to each other.

• Densely populated.

• Sparsely populated.

• Densely populated.

• Sparsely populated.

Choose the 2 provinces that you think have the highest population density.

• Northern Cape

• Gauteng

• Kwa-Zulu Natal

• Free State

Answer explanation

According to the latest mid year population estimates done in July 2020:

Northern Cape:  1 292 786 

Free State: 2 928 903 

KwaZulu-Natal: 11 531 628

Gauteng: 15 488 137 

Which is (likely to be) more sparsely populated?

• The Karoo.

• Cape Town.