How much space do you have?

The Population density (people per sq. km) in Hong Kong was last reported

at 6782.92 in 2010

--according to a World Bank report published in 2012

Population Density

A measurement of population per unit area/The average number of people living in a given

area(people per sq. km)

To calculate population density:

Population Area

How do we describe the population distribution in the world?

• World population distribution is uneven

• Places are densely populated contained many people

• Places are sparsely populated contained few people

Country Population Area (km2) Population density

Argentina 41,769,726 2,780,400 Bolivia 10,118,683 1,098,581 Brazil 203,429,778 8,514,877 Chile 16,888,760 756,102 Colombia 46,266,364 1,138,910 Ecquador 15,007,343 283,561

Falkland Islands 3,140 12,173

French Guiana 217,000 83,534 Guyana 744,768 214,969 Paraguay 6,459,058 406,752 Peru 29,248,943 1,285,216 Suriname 491,989 163,820 Uraguay 3,308,535 176,215 Venezuela 27,635,743 912,050

On your teachers wiki/weebly is an Excel spreadsheet with this table, you are going to use it to calculate the population density of all the countries in South America

Country Population Area (km2) Population density

Ecquador 15,007,343 283,561 53Colombia 46,266,364 1,138,910 41Venezuela 27,635,743 912,050 30Brazil 203,429,778 8,514,877 24Peru 29,248,943 1,285,216 23Chile 16,888,760 756,102 22Uraguay 3,308,535 176,215 19Paraguay 6,459,058 406,752 16Argentina 41,769,726 2,780,400 15Bolivia 10,118,683 1,098,581 9Guyana 744,768 214,969 3Suriname 491,989 163,820 3French Guiana 217,000 83,534 3Falkland Islands 3,140 12,173 0

If your table now looks like the one above then you have cracked it! Well done!