Question

If there are 500 oak trees in a forest covering 50 square kilometers then the population density is
10 trees per square kilometer
100 trees per square kilometer
50 trees per square kilometer
5 trees per square kilometer

Answer 1

I believe the correct answer from the choices listed above is the first option. If there are 500 oak trees in a forest covering 50 square kilometers, then the population density is 10 trees per square kilometer. Population density is the number of an entity per unit of area, usually quoted per square kilometer or square mile.