Population Distribution and Density (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
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What does population distribution describe?
What does population distribution describe?
Where people are spread across areas
How is population distributed across Earth?
How is population distributed across Earth?
Highly uneven
What challenges does the Sahara Desert present for human habitation?
What challenges does the Sahara Desert present for human habitation?
Scorching temperatures & water scarcity
Why is Antarctica sparsely populated?
Why is Antarctica sparsely populated?
Freezing temperatures
What challenges do the Himalaya Mountains present?
What challenges do the Himalaya Mountains present?
Bitter cold & reduced oxygen levels
Which three factors make settlement areas desirable?
Which three factors make settlement areas desirable?
Climate, fresh water, fertile soils
What is population density?
What is population density?
Number of people per km²
How many people per km² indicates a densely populated area?
How many people per km² indicates a densely populated area?
More than 500
What is Ireland's national average population density?
What is Ireland's national average population density?
68 people per km²
What is Dublin City's population density?
What is Dublin City's population density?
Over 4,500 people per km²
What percentage of the world's population lives in the northern hemisphere?
What percentage of the world's population lives in the northern hemisphere?
90%
Between which latitudes is the world's population concentrated?
Between which latitudes is the world's population concentrated?
20° and 60° north