Difference between Population Density & Distribution

What is Population Density?

• The amount of people living in an area. Per Square 1KM

what are the Drawbacks of Population Density?

• Pop Density is an average figure.

• Does not show an accurate picture of settlement

What is the population Density of Ireland?

• 68 Per Square KM

What is the Population Density of Connemara?

• 6 Per Square KM2

What is the Population Density of Dublin?

• 4500 Per Square KM

What is Population Distribution?

• Refers to how people are spread out over an area

Globally is the population equally or unequally distributed?

• Unequally

What are examples of Unequal distribution?

Large Cities such as:

Beijing

Dehli

What factors are involved in the way people are distributed?

• Physical

• Socio-Economic Factors

What % of the earth is covered in water?

• 70% Water

• 30% Grass

What % of the population occupies 11% of the land

• 80%

What does Relief mean?

• The shape of the land

What do Fertile soils lead to?

• Economic Development

Why does the West of Ireland struggle economically?

• Poor soil quality unsuitable for intensive agriculture

What Areas are not suitable for agriculture?

• Areas with Extreme Climates

• Arctic and the Sahara

What are are people most attracted to?

• Warm Lowland Areas.

What % of People live in Urban Areas?

60%

What factor can lead to a high population in a otherwise unsuitable and uninhabitable location?

• Natural Resources

What is an example of High Population with Low suitability?

• South Africa