Population Quiz

the way the population is spread out over an area

• demography

• population

• population density

• population growth

the science that studies population distribution and change

• death rate

• population

• population distribution

• demography

the average number of people per square mile or square kilometer

• population density

• population distribution

• population

• demography

the number of deaths each year per 1,000 people

• population

• birth rate

• death rate

• demography

the total number of people in an area

• population

• population distribution

• birth rate

• demography

the number of live births each year per 1,000 people

• death rate

• population

• birth rate

• population density

To find the population density of a place, divide the number of people living there by the number of

• rivers

• mountains

• square miles or kilometers

• countries

Demographers can figure out population growth by comparing

• life expectancies

• diseases

• birthrates and death rates

• food supplies around the world

How have advances in medicine affected the population?

• People live longer

• More babies are born

• The death rate has increased

• the birthrate has decreased.

An example of how rapid population growth can affect the environment may include

• better jobs

• an increase in trees

• shrinking forest

• cleaner waterways