The number of inhabitants that live in an area
Population
Most populated country in South America
Brazil
Communist / One Party State
Cuba, North Korea
warm weather and sunshine all year long
Tropical
the higher the elevation, the colder the temperature
Mountain
The number of people added to a geographic area each year
Population growth
The largest desert on Earth
Anarctica
Dictatorship
Cuba, North Korea
less than 10 inches of rain per year
Dry
Why are population characteristics important to goverments?
They need to make decisions on how to spend their money on roads, schools, healthcare, neighborhood improvements
the number of people who live in a square mile
Population density
Constitutional Monarchy
Canada
Dependent Territory
Puerto Rico, Greenland
warm in the summer, cold in the winter
Temperate
the study of human population
Demography
Presidential Republic
United States, Mexico
Military Goverment
Spanish Juntas
very short summer, cold in the winter
Continental
The most populated country in the Western Hemisphere
United States
Theocracy
Vatican City
Absolute Monarchy
Kings and Queens
cold, colder, colest
Polar