Global Population Patterns Module 7.1

Population is distributed unevenly around the world. Which statement best describes this distribution?

• Most people live in a few concentrated areas, while large regions have sparse populations.

• Population is evenly spread across all continents.

• Every country has the same population density.

• Most people live in rural areas far from cities.

What is the Anthropocene?

• The period before the Industrial Revolution

• The period in which human activities have had a dominant influence on the environment

• The period following the Anthropocene

• The period of the dinosaurs

The word 'Anthropocene' means '________' in Greek.

• human

• earth

• animal

• water

Population varies between countries, within countries, and at even smaller geographic scales due to which of the following reasons?

• Differences in resources, economic opportunities, and historical factors

• Uniform distribution of resources everywhere

• Identical government policies in all regions

• Equal climate and geography in all places

The implications of a population’s age, sex, and ethnic composition for society include:

• Influences on social policies, economic development, and cultural dynamics.

• No impact on social or economic structures.

• Only affects the natural environment.

• Determines the country’s geographic location.

People move from place to place because:

• they are seeking better opportunities.

• they want to stay in the same place forever.

• they dislike all forms of travel.

• they are required to move every year.

Migration affects the regions and countries that send or receive migrants in which of the following ways?

• It can impact the economy, culture, and population of both sending and receiving regions.

• It only increases the population of the receiving country without any other effects.

• It causes only negative effects for the sending country.

• It has no significant impact on either region.

Fill in the blank: Demography is the statistical study of _______ and its change.

• population

• weather

• technology

• language

Global Population Patterns: When geographers study the human population, they are first and foremost interested in learning ________, the patterns in which humans are spread out on the Earth.

• Population Distribution

• Urbanization Rate

• Birth Rate

• Migration Flow

Fill in the blank: Eurasia is a vast landmass that encompasses ________, with less than 10 percent of the global population, and Asia, which accounts for nearly 60 percent.

• Europe

• Africa

• Australia

• South America