Unit 3: Lessons 1 and 2 Population Practice Questions

The population is distributed evenly across the world

• True

• False

Population density is usually higher in places

• along the coast or near water

• in the high latitudes

• in the desert

• in the mountain ranges

Which is true about population density? Click ALL that are correct--there can be more than just one answer

• urban areas are more crowded

• population density is how many people there are per square mile

• the size of the area helps determine population density

• A country that has a high population density means that they have a high population.

Most of the countries with the lowest life expectancy is on which continent?

• North America

• Asia

• South America

• Africa

For population to grow what essentially has to happen?

• people have to have more children

• more people have to die than what is being born

• birth rate must exceed death rate

• death rate must exceed birth rate

What are characteristics of countries that have higher life expectancies? You will choose more than one answer

• they value education

• they are at war

• easier access to medical care and medicines

• good government; democratic; freedoms

• lack of sanitation and access to clean water

What statement is true?

• A country that has a high population density also has a high population.

• Countries that have the most people are also the most densely populated.

• Countries that are densely populated are usually the countries that are much smaller or islands and don't necessarily have a high population total.

• The most densely populated places are found in the high latitudes.

The number of deaths compared to the total number of people in a population

• death rate
• doubling time
• population decline
• birth rate

The number of births compared to the total number of people in a population

• death rate
• birth rate
• baby boom
• doubling time

The average number of people per square mile

• population distribution
• population density
• urbanization
• population rate