Population Density

Applying Area to the Real World

Objectives

• Define and understand the purpose of population density.

• Find population density for different situations.
• Research population density and interpret population density.
 PA RT 1
Discovering Population Density
In your own words...

1. What is a square kilometer?

Write your definition here...

2. What is the different between population and population density?

Write your response here...

Determining
Population Density
Figure A represents one square kilometer in a
suburb (or moo). Each box represents a house
or building (or ban). Estimate the population
density:

Estimate here... people / sq. km

Do the same for figure B & C. Estimate each

population density for a square kilometer:

Rural Area Estimate here people / sq. km

Urban Area Estimate here people / sq. km

Observing KMITL
Using Google Maps.

Screen shot a region on KMITL campus.

Crop the image so it’s a square and insert it

into Figure D.

Determine the dimensions of your image and

how many buildings there are in your picture.

Estimate the population density:

Estimate here people / sq. km

Which region (suburb, rural, urban) is

KMITL? Explain.

Write response here...

Without research!
Guess the population density of
Bangkok.

Write your estimate here...

 PA RT 2
Understanding and Interpreting Population
Density
Research your city...

W H AT I S T H E P O P U L AT I O N O F
BANGKOK? (PROVIDE THE YEAR THIS
W H AT I S T H E A R E A O F B A N G K O K
VA L U E I S F R O M ) IN SQUARE KILOMETERS?

Write your response here... Write your response here...

U S I N G T H E I N F O R M AT I O N A B O V E . C A L C U L AT E T H E
P O P U L AT I O N D E N S I T Y F O R T H AT G I V E N Y E A R .

Write your value here... people / sq. km

WERE YOU CLOSE TO YOU

E S T I M AT E I N PA R T 1 ?
 QUESTION:
H O W C A N A C I T Y H AV E A
G R E AT E R P O P U L AT I O N T H A N
BANGKOK, BUT A LOWER
P O P U L AT I O N D E N S I T Y ?

Write your response here...

 Greater Population Density
Outside of Bangkok City Pop. Density (pp/sq.
km)
Use the World Population Density Map.

Find three cities in neighboring countries

that have a great population density than
Bangkok.
Lower Population Density
Find three cities in neighboring countries City Pop. Density (pp/sq.
that have a lower population density than km)
Bangkok.
Extra Research

1. What city has the greatest population in the world?

2. What city has the greatest population density in the world?
3. Which city of the two has a larger area?

1. Write your response here...

2. Write your response here...
3. Write your response here...
Extra Research

1. What are the benefits of living in a very densely populated area?

2. What are the drawbacks of living in a very densely populated area?

1. Write your response here...

2. Write your response here...
Extra Research

1. What are the benefits of living in an area with low population density?
2. What are the drawbacks of living in an area with low population density?

1. Write your response here...

2. Write your response here...
Final thought...

• If a country wanted to decrease the population density of its big cities but not
decrease its overall population, what could it do? Explain.

Write your response here...

 PA RT 3

Calculating & Interpreting Population

Density
Fill in the first box with information from Bangkok. Then, use the values to
calculate the missing information in the following boxes.
Using the cities and the data from the previous slide. Answer the following:

A m a j o r d r o u g h t h a s a f f e c t e d f o o d r e s o u r c e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y. I f y o u h a d a c h o i c e o f
these cities, which one would you want to be living in at this time? Give 2 reasons you are
c h o o s i n g t h i s c i t y.

• Write your response here...

Using the cities and the data from the previous slide. Answer the following:

A s a s c i e n t i s t w o r k i n g f o r a s e c r e t s o c i e t y, y o u a n d y o u r t e a m h a v e d i s c o v e r e d t h a t a z o m b i e
o u t b r e a k w i l l o c c u r q u i c k l y i n t h e c o m i n g m o n t h s . I t s p r e a d s f r o m h u m a n c o n t a c t . Yo u h a v e
d e c i d e d t o r e l o c a t e y o u r f a m i l y. W h i c h c i t y w i l l y o u c h o o s e t o m o v e t o ? G i v e 2 r e a s o n s y o u
a r e c h o o s i n g t h i s c i t y.

• Write your response here...