8 GEO Chapter 1 Quiz (Population Patterns & Growth)

The world's population is continuously growing.

• True

• False

Birth rate refers to the number of people who are born per thousand people every year.

• T: True

• F: False

_______ rate refers only to the increase in population over a certain period of time.

Social attitudes and education have no impact on population growth.

• True

• False

Overpopulation can cause people to fight over resources, raise the cost of living, and increase waste.

• True

• False

Population distribution describes the number of people living in an area.

• True

• False

What type of settlement do you see in the picture?

• Linear

• Clustered

• Peripheral

• Dispersed

What type of settlement do you see in the picture?

• Linear

• Clustered

• Peripheral

• Dispersed

What type of settlement do you see in the picture?

• Linear

• Clustered

• Peripheral

• Dispersed

Which countries on this population distribution map shrunk in size?