1. Where do people live? (Factors)
Humans avoid the "Too's" (Too Hot, Too Cold, Too Wet, Too High). Select a biome to settle.
2. Density Visualizer
Manipulate the variables to see how "Pressure on the Land" changes.
Drastically reducing this shows high Physiological Density.
Arithmetic Density
Total Pop / Total Land
10
people per sq mi
"How crowded is the country overall?"
CRITICAL
Physiological Density
Total Pop / Arable Land
20
people per ARABLE sq mi
"How much pressure is on the food supply?"
Agricultural Density
Farmers / Arable Land
4
farmers per ARABLE sq mi
"Is the farming efficient (MDC) or manual (LDC)?"
The "Egypt Paradox"
Egypt has a low Arithmetic Density (98 people/km²) because most of the country is empty desert.
However, almost everyone lives along the Nile River. This creates a massive Physiological Density (3,500+ people/km²).
Takeaway: Arithmetic density can be misleading. Always check Physiological density to understand the real carrying capacity.
Total Land Area