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WorksheetsPopulation Density and Distribution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Define population density and distribution.
The average number of people in a given unit area and how a population is spread over an area.
The number of houses per square kilometre and urbanisation rates.
Where people live on the surface of the earth.
The number of a people in a country and where they are situated.
When an area is crowded with many people per km², it is said to be...
Isolated
Densely populated
Sparsely populated
Minimally populated
When an area is empty with very few people per km², it is said to be...
Isolated
Densely populated
Sparsely populated
Minimally populated
Identify the area of the world that is sparsely populated.
Western Europe
Northeast USA
Congo Basin
Eastern China
Identify the area of the world that is densely populated.
Siberia
Canada
Australian Outback
Bangladesh
Which environment is difficult to farm due to the relief?
Tropical rainforests
Mountain ranges
Deserts
Permanently frozen ground
Which environment is difficult to live in due to a humid climate?
Tropical rainforests
Mountain ranges
Deserts
Permanently frozen ground
Which environment is difficult to live in due to water scarcity?
Tropical rainforests
Mountain ranges
Deserts
Permanently frozen ground
Why are temperate climates often densely populated?
Temperature never drops below 0°C
Distinct wet and dry season
No extremes of temperature/rainfall
Consistent rain every month
40% of the world's population live...
...within 100km of the coast
...live in Asia
...live in the Americas
...in the northern hemisphere
