Explaining Population Distribution
We first need to recap our understanding of population distribution. Visit this page:
Quick Population Distribution Quiz
And we also need to recap our understanding of the phrase population density:
Thanks to http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk for both of these quizzes.
By the end of this section we will have developed a table to illustrate the different factors affecting population density, with examples and images. Here is a preview:
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