Question

a geographer studying how people are spread across the island of madagascar is examining which element? population density population trends population distribution population total

Explanation:

• Population density refers to the number of people per unit area.
• Population trends are about changes in population over time (e.g., growth/decline).
• Population distribution is about how people are spread out across a geographic area, which matches the geographer studying people's spread in Madagascar.
• Population total is just the overall number of people.

Answer:

population distribution