Population: Density and Malthus

Which of the following population densities would be used to show a population's pressure on arable land?

• Agricultural

• Physiological

• Arithmetic

• Density

Which of the following population densities would be used to show basic information about population and total land area?

• Agricultural

• Physiological

• Arithmetic

• Density

Which of the following population densities would be used to show information about farming technology within a country?

• Agricultural

• Physiological

• Arithmetic

• Density

All are human factors EXCEPT

• religions like Judaism

• economic systems like capitalism

• buildings and roads in a city

• natural disasters like hurricanes

Choose TWO physical factors

• oceans

• neighborhoods

• pollution

• mountain ranges

Malthusian Theory claims that

• population grows arithmetically while food supply grows geometrically

• population grows geometrically while food supply grows arithmetically

• population and food supply grow at the same route

• populations will adapt and find new food sources

Carrying capacity is defined as

• the number of people that can be supported with a given number of resources

• the number of resources a population can produce

• the amount of people in a given area

• the pattern of people laid out in a given area

Population density is defined as

• the number of people that can be supported with a given number of resources

• the number of resources a population can produce

• the amount of people in a given area

• the pattern of people laid out in a given area

Population distribution is defined as

• the number of people that can be supported with a given number of resources

• the number of resources a population can produce

• the amount of people in a given area

• the pattern of people laid out in a given area

Overpopulation occurs when

• a population exceeds its carrying capacity

• a population is less than its carrying capacity