Population Density Africa

Which definition best matches the term population?

• A measurement of people for a specific area
• All the inhabitants of a particular area
• human beings in general
• the increase in the number of people in a particular area

Which is [likely to be] more densely populated?

• desert
• coast

Which is [likely to be] more densely populated?

• temperate climate
• polar climate

The average number of people living in an area

• population distribution

• population density

• urbanization

• population rate

Which continent is more densely populated, Africa or Europe?

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• South America

The area indicated with the red arrow has a very low population density because it

• floods annually.

• is dominated by desert.

• has been plagued by invasion.

• is prone to outbreaks of disease.

Which African region has been negatively affected by commercial logging, excessive fuel wood consumption, and slash and burn farming techniques?

• the Sahel

• the Sahara

• the savanna

• the rainforest

Some farmers survive on subsistence farming; People depend on animal herding to make a living; People are semi-nomadic as they settle in one place until the water and grasses for grazing disappear

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Savana

• Tropical rain forest

In which region are some of Africa's most populated cities located?

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Tropical Rainforest

This region has two seasons- a wet season and a dry season

• Sahara
• Sahel
• Savanna
• Tropical Rainforest