Population Geography

40% of the world's population live...

• ...within 100km of the coast

• ...live in Asia

• ...live in the Americas

• ...in the northern hemisphere

Demography is:

• The study of democracy.

• The study of human populations.

• The study of graphs.

• The study of ecosystems.

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

Communication, disease, and culture are examples of: 

• physical factor of population density
• human factor of population density

This map represents which of the following concepts?

Hint: Population is shown using small dots so we are able to understand where people live and how spread out or close together they are.

• Population Distribution

• Population Density

Define population density and distribution.

• The average number of people in a given unit area and how a population is spread over an area.

• The number of houses per square kilometre and urbanisation rates.

• Where people live on the surface of the earth.

• The number of a people in a country and where they are situated.

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

• Tropical rainforests

• Mountain ranges

• Deserts

• Permanently frozen ground

According to the United Nations, at what number is world population expected to plateau?

• 9-11 billion
• 13-15 billion
• 20-25 billion
• never

Which of the following statements best defines population?

• The total number of people living in an area

• Where people are living and how spread out or close together they are

• The average number of people living in a certain area

The average number of people living in a square kilometer is called...

• urbanization. 
• internal migration. 
• population density. 
• pull factors.