Population Geography

Abigail is studying geography and wants to understand what population density means. What is population density?

• The number of people living per unit area.

• The number of people who migrate in a year.

• The number of countries in a continent.

• The total land area of a country.

Priya is planning a trip and wants to visit an urban area. Which of the following should she choose?

• A desert in Northern Africa

• New York City

• A small farming village

• A remote mountain cabin

Why did Aria decide to move from her village to the city?

• The number of children who survive past the age of one

• The number of babies born in a city

• The number of people born in a hospital

• More job opportunities.

William is studying population statistics. What is the death rate?

• The number of people who die in a natural disaster.

• The number of deaths per 1000 people in a year

• The number of elderly people in a county

• The number of funerals in a year

Grace and Anika are studying geography. What does migration mean?

• The percentage of people living in cities.

• A country's population growth.

• The number of births in a country.

• The movement of people from one place to another.

Mason is considering moving from his rural hometown to a nearby city. What is the main reason people like Mason move from rural areas to urban areas?

• Less traffic

• Cleaner Air

• More job opportunities

• Fewer houses

Scarlett is studying the local ecosystem for her biology project. She wants to understand what carrying capacity means in this context. What is carrying capacity?

• The size of the land area in a region

• The maximum population an area can sustainably support

• The speed at which the population grows.

• The number of people living in the city

In Zoe's geography class, they are learning about how people are spread out over different regions. What is this concept called?

• The number of people living in cities.

• The birth rate in a country

• How people are spread out over a region.

• The number of people who move in a year.

In Mason's town, what happens when the population exceeds its carrying capacity?

• Resources like food and water may become scarce (limited).

• The population gets healthier.

• There are fewer people moving out of the region.

• The region's population automatically decreases.

Priya is planning a weekend getaway. What type of environment is a rural area?

• A downtown district

• A small beach town

• crowded city

• Countryside or farming region.