Question

Which statement is true regarding the distribution of population throughout the world?
(1 point)

Three-fourths of the world population occupies half of the planet’s surface because of the abundance of hospitable land.

Three-fourths of the world population occupies 5 percent of the planet’s surface due to water and less hospitable land.

Three-fourths of the world population now occupies half of the planet’s surface due to diminishing polar areas as a result of global warming.

Half of the world population occupies 5 percent of the planet's surface due to more advanced forms of transportation.

Answer 1

"Three-fourths of the world population occupies 5 percent of the planet’s surface due to water and less hospitable land."

Explanation: Much of Earth's surface is water or uninhabitable (polar regions, deserts, high mountains), so most people are concentrated on a small portion of hospitable land.