Introduction to Population

The study of statistics, location, and structure of human populations.

• population

• overpopulation

• demography

• ecumene

The phenomenon where the number of people exceeds the capacity of the environment to support life at a decent standard of living

• overpopulation

• demography

• megalopolis

• population distribution

How do geographers count the population?

• clusters

• census

• GIS

• remote sensing

⅔ of the world’s inhabitants are clustered in 4 regions of the globe, which region is NOT one of the 4 regions? Which region DOES NOT belong?

• East Asia

• South Asia

• Europe

• Latin America

• SE Asia

Where in the United States is there an emerging world population cluster?

• South

• North Eastern

• North Western

• South Western

Of the 4 choices below, which country has the largest population?

• Russia

• Japan

• China

• Philippines

Of the 4 choices below, which country has the largest population?

• Pakistan

• Indonesia

• India

• Vietnam

True or False, Europe is more rural than urban

• true

• false

inhabited land occupied by permanent human settlement

• Ecumene

• Census

• Overpopulation

• Demography

Humans usually avoid settling in certain areas, which area does NOT belong? Humans would settle here.

• Dry lands

• Wetlands

• Cold Lands

• Highlands

• Temperate