Calculating Population Density: AP Human Geography Activity

Google Doc Access Directions: ● Please click on File in the upper left corner. ● If you are working on a Chromebook or Google Docs, choose the Make a copy option and save a copy of the document to your Google Drive. ● If not, choose the Download as an option and then the Microsoft Word (.docx) option to download an editable copy of the document to your computer. AP Human Geography Module Four Lesson One Activity Calculating Population Density Activity In Part 1 of this activity, you will calculate the population density for three countries using the three methods to calculate population density (arithmetic, physiological, and agricultural). You will need to do some additional research to find the information for your countries. You MUST pick a country from each group. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Afghanistan Argentina Australia Cambodia Brazil Austria Mongolia China Canada Philippines Hong Kong France Sudan India Germany Kenya Indonesia Ireland Poland Iran Italy Zambia Israel Japan Nigeria Mexico New Zealand Syria Singapore Spain Review your notes to remember how to calculate the population density for each method. You will need to show your calculation for the population density calculated for each method. Country Arithmetic Physiological Agricultural

Google Doc Access Directions: ● Please click on File in the upper left corner. ● If you are working on a Chromebook or Google Docs, choose the Make a copy option and save a copy of the document to your Google Drive. ● If not, choose the Download as an option and then the Microsoft Word (.docx) option to download an editable copy of the document to your computer. Canda Canada has a population of 38,929,902. Now divide this number by the landmass which is 3,855,100 square miles. This equals 10.0982959. Rounding to 10. Canada has a population of 38,929,902. Now divide by the arable land which is 291,598 square miles. This equals 133.505381 now rounds to 134. Canada has a population of 189,874 farmers. Divide this by 291597 square miles used for farming. This equals 0.6511521 and now this rounds to 0.65. Isreal Israel has a population of 8,962,750. Now divide this by the land mass of 8,550 square miles which equals 1,048.27485 which is rounded to 1048. Israel has a population of 8,962,750. Now divide this by the number of square miles of arable land which is 4017 which equals 2,231.20488. This rounds to 2,231. Israel has 17,000 farmers now divide this by the number of farmland in square miles which is 4016 which equals 4.23306773 which rounds to 4. Poland Poland has a population of 37,752,497. Now divide this by the number of square miles of land mass which is 124,547. Which equals to 303.118477. Which rounds to 303. Poland has a population of 37,752,497. Now divide this by the number of square miles of arable land which is 42,505 and this equals 888.189554 which rounded equals 888. Poland has 456,000 farmers and divided by the number of square miles of farmland which is 42505 this equals 10.7281496 which rounded equals 11. Part 2: After you have calculated the population densities for each country, answer the following questions. 1. What does the arithmetic population density tell you about each country? In your response, be sure to reference all three countries. (8 points) Based on the available data, it can be observed that each country's population density and size differ. Israel, for instance, has a high population

Google Doc Access Directions: ● Please click on File in the upper left corner. ● If you are working on a Chromebook or Google Docs, choose the Make a copy option and save a copy of the document to your Google Drive. ● If not, choose the Download as an option and then the Microsoft Word (.docx) option to download an editable copy of the document to your computer. density, which implies that the country may be smaller in size compared to the number of people living there. Poland has a low population density which indicates that the amount of people living is smaller compared to the country's size. Canada has a lower population density as well as you see the number of people is smaller than the size of the country. 2. What does the physiological population density tell you about each country? In your response, be sure to reference all three countries. (8 points) Physiological population density can tell me if their is a lot of pressure on the land to produce enough food to survive and Isreal has a high physiological density showing me their is a lot of stress in the area for food to survive. Whereas Poland and Canada have a more relaxed physiological density causing a lot less stress on the environment to support people for survival. 3. Can the countries support the food needs of their population? If not, what are the alternatives for that country? (8 points; 4 for each part of the question) Israel's dependence on their arable land is very weak because of their insufficient resources and an alternative for them is to get into the industry of importing resources to their country to support their population's needs. Canada and Poland can support the food needs of their population. 4. What does the agricultural population density tell you about each country? (LDC or MDC) (8 points) It tells me how many farmers are in each country as well as less developed countries use more agriculture like Israel whereas more developed

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Google Doc Access Directions: ● Please click on File in the upper left corner. ● If you are working on a Chromebook or Google Docs, choose the Make a copy option and save a copy of the document to your Google Drive. ● If not, choose the Download as an option and then the Microsoft Word (.docx) option to download an editable copy of the document to your computer. countries rely more on technology rather than agriculture like Canada and Poland. 5. What factors affect agricultural production in these countries? (8 points) The importance of technology in agricultural development cannot be emphasized enough. With the decrease in population density in rural areas, it becomes clear just how much our nation relies on technology to propel growth in this sector. Rubric for Part 1: Country Arithmetic Physiological Agricultural A country was picked from each Group 1 - 5 points Calculation provided - 2.5 points Calculation provided - 2.5 points Calculation provided - 2.5 points A country was picked from each Group 2 - 5 points Calculation provided - 2.5 points Calculation provided - 2.5 points Calculation provided - 2.5 points A country was picked from each Group 3 - 5 points Calculation provided - 2.5 Calculation provided - 2.5 points Calculation provided - 2.5 points Total = 60 points for Part 1 Total = 40 points for Part 2

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