AP Human Geography / Unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes
2.1 Population Distribution
Notes
People cluster near water, fertile land and mild climates.
- Arithmetic density = people ÷ total land. Physiological density = people ÷ arable land. Agricultural density = farmers ÷ arable land.
Practice
Egypt has high physiological density because:
Little arable land.
People ÷ arable land is:
Pressure on farmland.
High agricultural density often suggests:
Many farmers per acre.
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