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Social Sciences and History / Unit 11   SSH 1002 short lesson, about 20 seconds

Arithmetic, Physiological, Agricultural Density

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The idea

Population density is people per areal unit. Arithmetic density divides a country's population by its total land area. Physiological density counts people per unit of arable land. Agricultural density counts farmers per unit of arable land, a measure of how many work the fields.

In practice

A desert country: low arithmetic, high physiological.

Where people slip

Video 1010 chooses among them.

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