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| Where do most Brazilians live? | Near the coast (80%) |
| What is the population of Brazil? | 170 million |
| What is Ireland's population density? | 57 |
| What is Brazil's population density? | 20 |
| Why do so many Brazilians live where they live? | European settlers settled on the coast where it was cooler, many of the Amerindians in the interior died from European reasons; Europeand introduced black slaves to the coast |
| If a population growth in a year for a country id 7.2% how many more people are there at the end of the year for every 1000 that there were at the beginning? | 72 |
| Why was the new capital of Brasilia built in the interior? | To encourage settlement and reduce high population density of coast |
| Why is the future of the Amazon Basin in doubt? | Forests are being cut down, natives are dying, land is infertile, valleys are being flooded by hydroelectric dams |
| Why is the population density of Southern Sweden high? | best farmland, port cities, mineral resources, corporate headquarters and factories |
| Name 4 Swedish companies. | Volvo, Saab, Electrolux, Husqvarna |
| Name 2 port cities in Sweden | Goteborg and Malmo |
| Why is the population density in Northern Sweden low? | high cost of living, climate, remoteness, |
| What are the only nomadic people of Western Europe? | Lapps or Sami |
| What occurs as a reult of low population density? | low marriage rates, abandonment of agricultural land, political and economic isolation |
| What is the main river in Mali? | Niger |
| What is desertification? | The spread of desert to previously fertile or good grazing lands |
| What causes desertification? | Drought and overgrazing |
| What are main problems facing Mali? | Poor transportation network, isolation, low population density |
| Calcutta's population | 12.9 million |
| Problems of high population density | overcrowding, shortage of clean water, lack of open space |
| What is Calcutta famous for? | cotton manufacture, port |
| Calcutta's population density | 32,000 |
| Hong Kong's population | 7 million |
| What is a polder? | Land in Hong Kong reclaimed from bays. |
