Population Density & Distribution

When an area is crowded with many people per km², it is said to be...

• Isolated

• Densely populated

• Sparsely populated

• Minimally populated

When an area is empty with very few people per km², it is said to be...

• Isolated

• Densely populated

• Sparsely populated

• Minimally populated

Which environment is difficult to live in due to water scarcity?

• Tropical rainforests

• Mountain ranges

• Deserts

• Michigan

Why are temperate climates often densely populated?

• Temperature never drops below 0°C

• Distinct wet and dry season

• No extremes of temperature/rainfall

• Consistent rain every month

The number of individuals per unit area is the definition of which?

• Population distribution
• Population density
• Survivorship type 1
• Survivorship type 2

The average number of people living in an area

• population distribution
• population density
• urbanization
• population rate

Which definition best matches the term population?

• A measurement of people for a specific area
• All the inhabitants of a particular area
• human beings in general
• the increase in the number of people in a particular area

Which is [likely to be] more densely populated?

• desert
• coast

Which is [likely to be] more densely populated?

• temperate climate (where we live)

• polar climate (Antarctica)

Which state has the greatest population density?

• New Jersey

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

• Vermont