1. Population Density – Worksheet A
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3. Bangladesh
Pop: 170,000,000
United States
Pop. Density: 30/km2
United Kingdom
Area: 300,000 km2
Vietnam
Pop. Density: 330/km2
Ethiopia
Area: 1,000,000 km2
Indonesia
Area: 2,000,000 km2
Mexico
Area: 2,000,000 km2
Brazil
Pop.: 200,000,000 km2
Nigeria
Area: 1,000,000 km2
India
Pop.: 1,400,000,000
Australia
Area: 8,000,000 km2

4. 1) Use the information on the map to complete the table.
Population Density
Bangladesh
Pop: 170,000,000
United States
Pop. Density: 30/km2
United Kingdom
Area: 300,000 km2
Vietnam
Pop. Density: 330/km2
Ethiopia
Area: 1,000,000 km2
Indonesia
Area: 2,000,000 km2
Mexico
Area: 2,000,000 km2
Brazil
Pop.: 200,000,000 km2
Nigeria
Area: 1,000,000 km2
India
Pop.: 1,400,000,000
Australia
Area: 8,000,000 km2
Country
Population
(millions)
Area
(million km2)
Density
(pop./km2)
Australia 25
Bangladesh
0.2
Brazil 9
Ethiopia
110
India 3
Indonesia
270
Mexico
130
Nigeria
200 UK 70
USA 10
Vietnam
330
a) Which country has the
highest population density?
400
b) How many times more people
per km does it have than the
country with the lowest
population density?
300
c) Plot each country (except India) on
the scatter graph.
Population (millions)
200
d) The world average population density
is 60/km2.
Plot this as a line on the graph.
100
e) What does it mean if the country is
below or above the average line? 2 4 6 8 10
Area (million km2)

5. 1) Use the information on the map to complete the table.
Population Density
Bangladesh
Pop: 170,000,000
United States
Pop. Density: 30/km2
United Kingdom
Area: 300,000 km2
Vietnam
Pop. Density: 330/km2
Ethiopia
Area: 1,000,000 km2
Indonesia
Area: 2,000,000 km2
Mexico
Area: 2,000,000 km2
Brazil
Pop.: 200,000,000 km2
Nigeria
Area: 1,000,000 km2
India
Pop.: 1,400,000,000
Australia
Area: 8,000,000 km2
Country
Population
(millions)
Area
(million km2)
Density
(pop./km2)
Australia 25 8 3
Bangladesh
170
0.2
850
Brazil
200 9 22
Ethiopia
110 1
India
1400
467
Indonesia
270 2
135
Mexico
130 65
Nigeria UK 70
0.3
233
USA
300 10 30
Vietnam 99
330
Bangladesh
a) Which country has the
highest population density?
400
× 283
b) How many times more people
per km does it have than the
country with the lowest
population density?
300
c) Plot each country (except India) on
the scatter graph.
Population (millions)
200
d) The world average population density
is 60/km2.
Plot this as a line on the graph.
100
e) What does it mean if the country is
below or above the average line?
Above / Below average 2 4 6 8 10
Area (million km2)

6. 1) Use the information on the map to complete the table.
Population Density
Bangladesh
Pop: 170,000,000
United States
Pop. Density: 30/km2
United Kingdom
Area: 300,000 km2
Vietnam
Pop. Density: 330/km2
Ethiopia
Area: 1,000,000 km2
Indonesia
Area: 2,000,000 km2
Mexico
Area: 2,000,000 km2
Brazil
Pop.: 200,000,000 km2
Nigeria
Area: 1,000,000 km2
India
Pop.: 1,400,000,000
Australia
Area: 8,000,000 km2
Country
Population
(millions)
Area
(million km2)
Density
(pop./km2)
Australia 25
Bangladesh
0.2
Brazil 9
Ethiopia
110
India 3
Indonesia
270
Mexico
130
Nigeria
200 UK 70
USA 10
Vietnam
330
a) Which country has the
highest population density?
400
b) How many times more people
per km does it have than the
country with the lowest
population density?
300
c) Plot each country (except India) on
the scatter graph.
Population (millions)
200
d) The world average population density
is 60/km2.
Plot this as a line on the graph.
100
e) What does it mean if the country is
below or above the average line? 2 4 6 8 10
Area (million km2)

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