The population density of a town made up of 50 square kilometer land area and 100 million people is________

  • A 50,000 people per square kilometer
  • B 2 million people per square kilometer 
  • C 0.5 million people per square kilometer
  • D 20 million people per square kilometer
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The correct answer is B. 2 million people per square kilometer 

Total population = 100,000,000

  Total land area = 50 sq km

  Population density=(Total population) / (Land area)

  =100,000000/50

  =2,000,000

  =2 million persons per sq km

By calculation, the population density is 2 million people per square meter

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