AP 2.1 arithmetic physiological and agricultural density

Egypt's physiological population density of 3500 people per square mile of arable land is over ten times higher than its arithmetic population density of 289/square mile. What does this data indicate about Egypt?

• Egypt has very little arable

• Egypt's population is evenly distributed across it's land area

• Egypt's farmers use advanced farming equipment

• Egypt has the highest population in North Africa

• None of these can be determined from this data

Egypt has an extremely high agricultural density, with 1,401 farmers per square mile of arable land. What does this data same about Egypt?

• Egypt is very densely populated.

• Egypt's farming techniques are not very well developed.

• Egypt's population must rely on imported food.

• Egypt does not employ a large number of people in farming.

• The data does not support any of these.

The United States has an extremely low agricultural density, with 4 farmers per square mile of arable land. What does this data say about the United States?

• The U.S. is a very large country by landmass.

• Farming in the U.S. involves a great deal of high tech equipment.

• The U.S. ranks 3rd in world population.

• The U.S. has abundant farmland.

• The data supports none of these.

Japan has a high physiological density is 1,693 people per square kilometer. What does this data say about Japan?

• Japan is very densely populated.

• Japan is likely to have to import food or rely on other methods besides farming.

• Japan's farmers are very efficient at growing food on limited space.

• Japan is likely a developed country.

• The data supports none of these.

Bangladesh has a very high agricultural density. What does this data say about Bangladesh?

• Most people in Bangladesh are not farmers.

• Bangladesh is likely a developing country.

• Bangladesh is very densely populated.

• Bangladesh has a great deal of arable land.

• The data supports none of these.

India has a very high arithmetic density. What does this data indicate about India?

• Most people in India are farmers.

• India is likely a developing country.

• India's farmers do not use many advanced farming technologies.

• India's population is not evenly distributed.

• The data does not support any of these.

Physiological density is the number of:

• acres of farmland.
• people per area suitable for agriculture.
• farmers per area of farmland.
• farm animals per area suitable for agriculture.

A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have:

• high agricultural density.
• low agricultural density.
• high arithmetic density.
• low physiological density.

If the physiological density is much higher than the arithmetic density, then a country has:

• inefficient farmers.
• a large number of farmers.
• a small percentage of land suitable for agriculture.
• too many people for the available resources.

Land suited for agriculture is called:

• arid land.
• arable land.
• population density.
• cultural landscape.