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DENSELY-POPULATED [1 record]

Record 1 2018-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demography
  • Environment
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

The term densely populated is used to describe the human population of an area. This term might also be used to describe a population of animals or even organisms in a science experiment. ... If an area, such as a country, region, or city, is described as densely populated, this means that there are many people living there compared with another similar-sized area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Démographie
  • Environnement
  • Écologie (Généralités)
CONT

Avant 2011, les régions urbaines comprenaient une vaste gamme de régions à forte densité de population, allant des petits centres comptant une population de 1 000 habitants aux grands centres comptant une population de plus de 1 million.

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