Topic 2.1 & 2.2

Since population distribution and densities continually change, legislators have to adjust boundaries of urban areas to keep population numbers the same per district.

What type of factor is this an example of?

• Environmental

• Social

• Urban Infrastructure reshaping

• Political

• Economic

Which of the following is NOT one of the four major population concentrations found on the Earth?

• Southeast Asia
• West Africa
• Europe
• South Asia

The portion of the Earth’s surface occupied by permanent human settlement is called _______________.

• Arable land
• Occupied land
• Ecumene
• Megalopolis

total population / total land area = _______
This is the formula for which of the following?  

• arithmetic population density
• physiological population density
• agricultural population density

Why does Egypt have a very high physiological density?

• very little land is arable
• it is a small country
• it does not have many people
• it has a low carrying capacity

total population / total arable land area = ______
This is the formula for which of the following?  

• arithmetic population density
• physiological population density
• agricultural population density

The ability of a resource base to sustain a population is known as its

• population pressure

• support ratio

• carrying capacity

• subsistence limit

• physiological density

Businesses and manufacturing plants are more likely to be located near large urban populations. This is an example of a _____________ factor.

• Political

• Social

• Environmental

• Economical

• Cultural

Florida becomes more dense each winter, This can be explained by what type of factor?

• Social

• Environmental

• Economical

• Cultural

• Political