1. Population Density assignment questions

2. Day 1 goal Label all states
Put a start on 20 states you believe will have largest population density
Calculate the population density of every state

3. Create a legend and color the top 20 states with the highest population density one color
Color the 20 lowest density states another color and add to your legend
Which states surprised you about their population density? Why?
The square mileage listed accounts for land and water miles, do you think any of the rankings would change if you just calculated land mass only? If so which states? If you say no explain why
If you had to calculate the population density of the entire United States, do you think it will be larger or smaller then the pop Density of NC? Explain why? (This is a prediction)
Find the 2012 population of USA (use BYOT) and the total square miles and find the pop density
In google images, type in “America at night,” how would you classify the spacing dispersion? Why?
This week’s theme of reading across the board is “Main Idea,” why do you think it’s important to understand population density? What does it tell us about people, location, and resources?