Unit 2 Key Issue 1 Quiz

The term overpopulation is used to describe:

• My house at Christmas time.

• A situation in which the world or area has a population so large that the people there are suffering as a result.

• When there is too many people.

• When Presidents start talking about building a wall.

Which continent has the most population?

• Asia

• Europe

• North America

• Africa

The US Census is taken every _____ years.

• 1

• 10

• 20

• 100

The most populous country in the world is:

• China.
• India.
• Russia.
• Indonesia.

Two-thirds of the world's population is clustered in 4 regions. Which of the following is NOT one of these 4 regions?

• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Europe
• Sub-Saharan Africa

Human beings avoid all but which of these regions?

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

Physiological density is the number of:

• acres of farmland.
• people per area suitable for agriculture.
• farmers per area of farmland.
• farm animals per area suitable for agriculture.

Land suited for agriculture is called:

• arid land.
• arable land.
• population density.
• cultural landscape.

If the physiological density is much higher than the arithmetic density, then a country has:

• inefficient farmers.
• a large number of farmers.
• a small percentage of land suitable for agriculture.
• too many people for the available resources.

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.