Population Density Geometry

Which definition best matches the term population density?

• human beings in general

• total number of people in a state

• A measurement of people for a specific area

• All the inhabitants of a particular area

Which definition best matches the term population?

• A measurement of people for a specific area
• All the inhabitants of a particular area
• human beings in general
• the increase in the number of people in a particular area

What is the population density of China?

Population: 1,321,851,888

Area: 5,795,162 square miles

• 23 people per square mile

• 228 people per square mile

• 532 people per square mile

What is the population density of the U.S.?

Population: 301,139,947

Area: 5,692,955 square miles

• 53 people per square mile

• 529 people per square mile

A city has a population density of 1,027 people per square mile. If the city has an area of 136 square miles, what is the population of the city?

• 27 people

• 13,872 people

• 9 people

• 139, 672 people

In 2013, a city in Illinois had a population density of 1,781 people per square mile. The total population at the time was 117,006 people. What was the area of the city?

• 6.6 square miles

• 58 square miles

• 66 square miles

• 72 square miles

There are approximately 17,620 people per square mile in New York City. If New York City is 468 square miles, approximately how many people live in New York City?

• 17,620
• 8,246,160
• 37
• .027

A city has a population of 8792 people. The area of the city is approximately 6.5 square miles. Approximately, how many people per square mile live in the city?

• 57148
• 208
• 1353
• 135

What is the population density of Monaco?

Population: 32,671

Area: 1.2 square miles

• 27,226 people per square mile

• 39,205 people per square mile

A rectangle shaped, man made pond has the following dimensions: 12 feet long by 5 feet wide. If there are 20 frogs in the pond, what is the population density of frogs?

• 3 frogs per square foot

• 7 frogs per square foot

• Less than 1 frog per square foot

• 2 frogs per square foot