What are the THREE most densely pupulated countines in Massachusetts?
Norfolk
Middlesex
Berkshire
Franklin
Dukes
Suffolk
In what THREE countines would you be least likely to find cities?
Dukes
Franklin
Plymouth
Hampshire
Berkshire
Essex
Middlesex
Why do you think the counties near Suffolk County are also densely populated?
Not a lot of people want to live near there.
The counties are far away from Dukes County.
The counties are near Boston which is a city.
There are a lot of farms in those counties.
The town of Andover has a population density of 1,007.8. What THREE counties could it be in?
Berkshire
Dukes
Bristol
Worcester
Essex
Plymouth
Berkshire County is big, but is lightly populated. Suffolk County is small, but has many people. Which county do you think has more people, or do you think their populations are about the same?
Suffolk County has more people because it is a smaller county.
Berkshire County has more people because it has more people per square mile.
Suffolk County has more people because although it is small, it has a lot more people per square mile.
Berkshire County has more people because it is a bigger county.
BONUS: If the town of Billerica is about 26 square miles and has 40,243 people in it, what is its population density? *You may use a calculator.
