Population Distribution

Human beings avoid all but which of these regions?

• Warm lands
• Dry lands
• High lands
• Wet lands

A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have:

• high agricultural density.
• low agricultural density.
• high arithmetic density.
• low physiological density.

Which is [likely to be] more densely populated?

• desert
• coast

Which is [likely to be] more densely populated?

• temperate climate
• polar climate

The average number of people living in an area

• population distribution
• population density
• urbanization
• population rate

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Which state has the largest population?

• New Hampshire

• Pennsylvania

• New Jersey

• New York

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CCSS.4.NBT.A.2

Which state has the population density of 41 people per square mile?

• Connecticut

• Maryland

• Maine

• New York

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Which of these best explains the high population density in China's eastern region?

• The region is not capable of supporting large scale farming
• The region is close to the ocean and has favorable climate
• The region is home to the emperor 
• The region is located near active volcanoes

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

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.

The pattern of where people live.  These areas can be densely (many) populated or sparsely (few) populated. 

• Population Distribution
• Density
• Population Density