Key Issues 2.1: Population Distribution

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One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that:

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the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries.

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The most populous country in the world is:

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China.

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Which region is NOT one of the 4 regions where two-thirds of the world's population is clustered? Options: South Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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Most people live in cities in which of these regions? Options: South Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa

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Europe

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Human beings avoid all but which of these regions? Warm lands, Dry lands, High lands, Wet lands

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Warm lands

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Significant exceptions to few people living at high elevation are found especially in: Latin America, Eastern Europe, North America, East Asia.

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Latin America

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Physiological density is the number of:

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people per area suitable for agriculture.

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A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have:

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low agricultural density.

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Land suited for agriculture is called:

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arable land.

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If the physiological density is much higher than the arithmetic density, what does this indicate about a country's land?

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a small percentage of land suitable for agriculture.