Unit 2: Population, Health and Migration

Which of the following is one of the reasons why the study of population geography is especially important?

• About the same number of people are alive at this time than have ever been in history.

• Geographers want to know why the world's population has increased more slowly during the second half of the twentieth century.

• Overpopulation is a threat in every country on the planet.

• Virtually all global population growth is concentrated in developing countries.

• Geographers know that the relationship between population and Earth's resources is sustainable.

Demographers contribute to knowledge about population

• because they can predict accurately how many people will be alive in the future.

• through detailed research related to gender, fertility, health, occupation, and age of people.

• by conducting the census.

• by assessing the carrying capacity for a particular species.

• by submitting personal data about a person's immigration status to the Department of Homeland Security.

Analyze Figure 2-1 World's Population Portion Map. Which of these countries has the highest population?

• India

• China

• Japan

• Russia

• Thailand

Use the information presented in Figure 2-2 and your knowledge of geography to confirm that the smaller relative sizes of a country's land area represents

• higher levels of wealth.

• lower levels of wealth.

• lower populations.

• higher populations.

• smaller land areas.

Carrying capacity is impacted by which of the following?

• the tools and technology available to carry water from its source to the community

• the amount of people working in a particular unit of area

• human action to modify the environment

• human action to limit the distribution of resources

• how long a particular resource is available for use

The term used to describe the area of Earth's surface characterized by human settlement is called the

• hot zone.

• fertile crescent.

• population concentration.

• ecumene.

• subpolar region.

Based on the map in Figure 2-3, the largest population concentration is located in

• China and Japan.

• the west coast of Australia.

• the east coast of North America.

• South Asia.

• the Middle East.

By analyzing the map in Figure 2-3, which best describes areas with the highest population density?

• areas bordering the equator

• areas bordering the Tropic of Capricorn

• areas bordering the Tropic of Cancer

• along the Prime Meridian

• in the Southern Hemisphere

By examining the map in Figure 2-3, which of the following is NOT true about the world's population concentrations?

• The highest European population concentrations exist around major rivers and major urban centers.

• China's population is evenly distributed across its land area.

• South Asia's population is heavily concentrated around key rivers such as the Indus and Ganges.

• Australia's concentrations are largely coastal.

• Sparse population concentrations may be found north of 60 degrees latitude.

Some of the least populated areas of Earth are located

• in areas of low elevation

• near sea-level

• at high elevations

• along coastlines

• near the equator