AP Human Geography Chapter 2 Outline
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Human Geography [1]
Where in the world do people live any why? Demography is the study of population The US has an average of 81 people per square mile This is misleading because the amount of population isn?t constant across an entire country (Nebraska vs. NYC) 98% of Egypt?s population lives in 3% of the land Physiologic Population Density A countries physiologic (farmlands) density is greater than the arithmetic (average)density Population Density Population isn?t evenly distributed- 1/3 of the world population lives in china Dot maps are often used to map population World Population Distribution and Density From the start of humanity population wasn?t even East Asia The most populated region is China and the surrounding area South Asia The second most is in India and the surrounding areas