AP Human Geography Quiz: Population Distribution and Density

What does population distribution refer to?

• The measure of how many people occupy a given unit of land

• The comparison of males to females in a population

• The pattern of human habitation on the Earth's surface

• The organization of population based on age groups

What are the two basic factors that explain population distribution?

• Physical factors and economic factors

• Cultural factors and political factors

• Climate factors and landform factors

• History factors and water body factors

Which physical factor affects population density?

• Politics

• Culture

• History

• Climate

What is the measure of how many people occupy a given unit of land called?

• Dependency ratio

• Age structure

• Population distribution

• Population density

What is the calculation for arithmetic density?

• Total population divided by total land area

• Total population divided by total number of dependents

• Total population divided by total amount of arable land

• Total farmers divided by total arable land

What does physiological density measure?

• The total population divided by total land area

• The total population divided by total amount of arable land

• The total farmers divided by total arable land

• The total population divided by total number of dependents

What does agricultural density represent?

• The total population divided by total number of dependents

• The total farmers divided by total arable land

• The total population divided by total amount of arable land

• The total population divided by total land area

What does the dependency ratio measure?

• The accessibility of public services to a given population

• The pressure put on the working age population to support dependents

• The comparison of males to females in a population

• The organization of population based on age groups

What does the sex ratio represent?

• The pattern of human habitation on the Earth's surface

• The measure of how many people occupy a given unit of land

• The comparison of males to females in a population

• The organization of population based on age groups

What can population density affect?

• Political processes

• Economic processes

• Social processes

• All of the above