Factors Influencing Population Distribution and Growth Rates, Characteristics of Human Populations

What are the factors influencing population distribution?

• Climate and terrain

• Economic activities

• Political stability

• All of the above

What are the factors that influence growth rates?

• Economic policies

• Natural resources

• Human capital

• All of the above

What are the characteristics of human populations?

• Genetic diversity

• Age distribution

• Cultural practices

• All of the above

What is true about populations?

• Migrations occur because of social, political, and environmental factors.

• Migrations have influenced cultural landscapes.

• Modern transportation and communication are encouraging higher levels of cultural interaction worldwide.

What are the push factors in cultural interactions?

• Overpopulation.

• Lack of job opportunities.

• Conflict and religious persecution.

What are examples of cultural interaction?

• The diffusion of U.S. culture to other regions.

• Popularization of others’ cultures in the United States.

• Popularization of others’ traditions in the United States.

What are some pull factors in cultural interactions?

• Religion and ethnic and family ties.

• Economic opportunity and political freedom.

• Availability of arable land.

What are ways in which migrations impact regions?

• Language

• Religion and religious freedoms

• Customs, traditions, and the cultural landscape

What is a true statement about human migrations?

• Human migrations spread cultures and ideas.

• Human migrations occurred only in the modern era.

• Human migrations have always been voluntary.

• Human migrations are a recent phenomenon.

Who typically lives in ethnic neighborhoods, usually found in large metropolitan areas?

• Tourists

• Local government officials

• People sharing a common heritage

• Business owners