2007 credit model answer

Population 2007 Credit – Model Answer

The highest population density in North America is on the East Coast. This is due to large industrial areas and cities being found here, e.g. Philadelphia and New York. There are also several large coal fields and power stations where people will come to work. The land here is also flat and easy to build on, with high levels of annual rainfall (over 500mm) making it easy to grow crops. The North West of the country has a low population density, perhaps due to the land here being steep with much lying in the Rocky mountains, this will make the area very difficult to farm and build on and will also create access problems, which will discourage people from living here. A small area in the south west of the country appears to be desert (with under 250 mm of rainfall) this part of the country has a low population density (under 10 persons per sq km) probably due to the fact that it would be very difficult to farm and grow crops here. This area is again in the Rocky Mountains so will be difficult to build on as the land is very steep.