Topic 2.1-2.5 Quiz

Human beings prefer to live in which of these climates?

• Mid latitudes

• High elevation

• polar regions

• dry lands

Number of deaths each year per 1,000 people

• population growth

• birth rate

• death rate

• population density

Study of population patterns and change

• census

• migration

• demographics

• death rate

the pattern or spread of people in a given area

• population distribution

• population density

• population classification

the number of people in a defined area such as a square kilometer

• population density

• population diffusion

• population distribution

Why do people live longer today than 200 years ago?

• better health care

• better restaurants

• better clothing

• better hairstyles

In order for population to grow

• death rate must be higher than birth rate

• heart rate must be lower than death rate

• birth rate must be higher than death rate

• birth rate must equal death rate

Why would an area be sparsely populated?

• lack of natural resources

• land cannot be developed

• land is covered with ice

• all of the above

The Earth area of permanent human settlement is called the ...

• hot zone

• ecumene

• subpolar region

• civilized world

Land suited for agriculture is called...

• population density

• arid land

• arable land