Grade 8 Geography Quiz

A place where people create a community to live, work and

play.

• Urban

• Rural

• Suburban

• Settlement

A settlement where people live away from an urban centre. Often referred to as the “country”.

• Urban

• Rural

• Suburban

• Settlement

 

The number of live births per one thousand people in a

certain area each year.

• Doubling Time

• Birth Rate

• Death Rate

• Migration

The movement of people from one area to another. Reasons for this movement may include: economic, religion, political, environmental.

• Migration

• Doubling Rate

• Population Density

• Demographics

A measurement of population per unit area

• Population Density

• Migration

• Demographics

• Doubling Rate

Which picture shows a scattered settlement pattern?

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Which picture shows a scattered linear pattern?

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Which picture shows a clustered pattern?

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Japan has a population density of 347 people/km². Would you consider Japan's PD scarse, moderate, or dense?

• Dense

• Scarce

• Moderate

What type of settlement is this?

• Scattered

• Linear

• Clustered