Chapter 3: Population Distribution

Which generalization is best illustrated by the world map above?

• Climate is the primary factor influencing population distribution.

• People are spread out evenly throughout the world.

• The majority of the world's population lives between 20°N and 60°N latitude.

• More people live in the Western Hemisphere than in the Eastern Hemisphere.

• People have preserved fertile land for farming by choosing to settle heavily in areas with poor farmland.

Based on the map, which area is most densely populated?

• eastern Asia

• northern Europe

• western North America

• central South America

• southern Africa

According to the table, which country has a greater need for increased crop yields and imported foods and why?

• Country A: Its physiological density indicates that its farmers do not have the technological resources to grow crops efficiently.

• Country A: The large difference between its arithmetic and physiological densities indicates that it has only a little good farmland.

• Country A: Its high arithmetic and physiological densities indicate that it needs to use a high percentage of its land to grow crops.

• Country B: It has an arable land percentage of 16.8, which is not sufficient for growing enough food to feed everyone.

• Country B: The small difference between its arithmetic and physiological densities indicates it has ample good farmland.

Which country has the lowest arithmetic population density?

• Egypt

• United States

• Australia

• India

• France

The Nile River Valley has the greatest concentration of population in Egypt because of its

• alpine climate

• tourist attractions

• extensive in-migration from nearby areas

• many sacred sites

• high-quality agricultural land

Which might explain the asymmetrical part of the population pyramid?

• a high death rate among men ages 25-50

• a large guest-worker population

• an overcounting of children during the census

• an epidemic with a high rate of mortality among the elderly

• a major war fought in the years 2006-2010

Which statement about birth is best supported by the pyramid?

• More births occurred in 1956 than in 1966.

• More births occurred in 1986 than in 2006.

• The number steadily increased between 1956 and 2016.

• The number steadily decreased between 1956 and 2016.

• Fewer births occurred in 2016 than in 2011.

A more developed country with the same total population as the United Arab Emirates would most likely have shorter bars for

• both males and females at ages 70 and above

• both males and females at ages 9 and below

• both males and females at all ages

• females only at ages 25 to 34

• males only at ages 10 to 19