Population Distribution

Human beings avoid all but which of these regions?

• Warm lands
• Dry lands
• High lands
• Wet lands

the pattern or spread of people in a given area

• census

• death rate

• population distribution

• demographics

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

• population density

• birth rate

• death rate

• population

Why would an area be sparsely populated?

• lack of natural resources

• land is covered with ice

• land cannot be developed

• all of the above

Deserts are usually....

• densely populated.
• sparsely populated.
• evenly populated.
• None of the above

Population divided by Area =

• population density

• population growth

MOST people prefer to live in what type of climate?

• cold

• harsh

• hot

• mild

The most populous country in the world is:

• China.
• India.
• Russia.
• Indonesia.

Two-thirds of the world's population is clustered in 4 regions. Which of the following is NOT one of these 4 regions?

• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Europe
• Sub-Saharan Africa

One reason for a rapid population growth is...

• an increase in pull factors.
• declining death rates. 
• a sparse population density. 
• internal migration.