YEAR 10 GEOGRAPHY
Population Distribution and Density – Progress Check
Question
1
What is the correct definition of
population density?
2
Which of these is a good example of
a place with a sparse population?
Which of these is a human factor
explaining dense population?
3
4
Which of these is not a reason for the
high population density of the
Ganges delta?
5
Which of these places is an example
of a sparsely populated area of the
UK?
Which of these is closest to the
average population density of the
Scottish Highlands?
Which of these is a factor which
explains the population density of
London and the South East?
6
A
B
C
D
The way that
people are spread
over an area.
Sahara Desert
A large number of
people living in an
area
Western Europe
The number of
people in a given
area
Ganges Delta
A small number of
people living in an
area
London and the SE
Fertile soils
Good
infrastructure and
transport links
Valuable source of
water
Temperate Climate
Flat land – easy to
build on.
Excellent
infrastructure &
job availability
Food source – fish
Bournemouth
London
Snowdonia
Manchester
>500 people per
km 2
< 10 people /km2
15-20 people / km2
<5 people / km2
Lack of
infrastructure
Fast growing
economy
Thin, acidic soils
Fertile soils
8
Which of these cities is a good
example of where its coastal location
has supported dense population
growth through trade/industry?
Manchester
Shanghai
Climate – July Max
14oC and greater
than 2000mm
rainfall
Beijing
9
Which of these explains why
tourism helps lead to dense
population?
Which of these places are most
likely to have thin/infertile soils?
Large number of
jobs in the tertiary
sector
Ganges Delta
Large number of
jobs in the primary
sector
Western Europe
Large number of
jobs in the
secondary sector
Nile Delta
7
10
Paris
Himalayas