AP Human Geography Unit 2 Reading flashcard

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The earth area of permanent settlement is called the

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ecumene

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The most populous country in the Southeast Asia region is

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Indonesia

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On a cartogram map, the counties depicted as smaller, have

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Lower populations

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The least densely populated world regions is: East Asia, Europe, South Asia, South East Asia

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Europe

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Physiological density is the number of

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people per area suitable for agriculture

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Land suited for agriculture is called

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arable land

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A country that would raise its physiological density would do that by....

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increasing the size of its population

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A country that raises or increases its agricultural density, if it

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decreased the amount of agricultural land

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A country that would lower its arithmetic density by

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limiting the size of its population

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India and the UK have approx. the same arithmetic Density. their landscapes and sizes are quite different -From this we can conclude that the two countries have the same

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number of people per area of land