Answer to Question #135676 in Human geography for quentin

Question

Sri Lanka and Australia have about the same population. What data would help you determine which country has a higher physiological population density?

Answer 1

Physiological population density is the number of people living on a unit area of arable land. Therefore, we need to know the area of arable lands is Shi-Lanka and Australia. Lower value shows that the lands may serve the population longer, higher value of the density means that the people have shorter time to use the arable lands before their productivity ends.