AP Human Geography Unit 2 Review

Which regions have the highest population density?

• South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia

• South Asia, Europe, and Southeast Asia

• East Asia, Europe, and Southeast Asia

• South Asia, East Asia, and Europe

What are the two main factors that influence the location of human settlements?

• Physical and economic factors

• Physical and political factors

• Cultural and economic factors

• Cultural and political factors

Which region has human settlements primarily located near natural resources?

• South Asia

• East Asia

• Southeast Asia

• Europe

What is the definition of population density?

• The spread of people in an area

• The number of people in an area

• The ratio of males to females in a population

• The pressure that a population exerts on the environment

What does a higher arithmetic density indicate?

• More people are residing in each unit of land

• Fewer individuals are living in each unit of land

• More food needs to be produced from each unit of arable land

• More manual labor is needed to cultivate crops

What does the physiological density measure?

• The spread of people in an area

• The number of people in an area

• The pressure that a population exerts on the environment

• The level of efficiency of agricultural production

What does a higher agricultural density indicate?

• More people are residing in each unit of land

• Fewer individuals are living in each unit of land

• More food needs to be produced from each unit of arable land

• More manual labor is needed to cultivate crops

How does population density impact political power?

• Areas with higher population density have greater political power

• Areas with lower population density have greater political power

• Population density has no impact on political power

• Population density only impacts voting patterns

What are the social consequences of population density?

• Areas with higher population density have better access to educational and health care services

• Areas with lower population density have better access to educational and health care services

• Population density has no impact on social consequences

• Population density only impacts the economy

What can a population pyramid tell us about a society?

• The demographic characteristics of a population

• The distribution of population density

• The political power of a society

• The economic potential of a region