Question 1

Question

A)
Which of the following demographic characteristics distinguishes Europe’s population from
that of Asia?
(1 point)
More Europeans inhabit rural areas.
The European population is much younger.
Europeans are more concentrated in urban areas.
Europe has a larger population concentration than Asia.
Question 2
A)
Where is the largest population concentration in the Western Hemisphere?
(1 point)
in the interior of Mexico
along the Brazilian coast
on the northeast U.S. and southeast Canadian seaboards
in the southern half of California

Answer 1

Question 1:

Europeans are more concentrated in urban areas.

Question 2:

on the northeast U.S. and southeast Canadian seaboards

Answer 2

Question 3
A)
In which of the following ways can a population grow?
(1 point)
migration
marriage
distribution
death
Question 4
A)
Which area is considered to be the most densely populated?
(1 point)
Singapore
Palestine
Monaco
Hong Kong

Answer 3

Question 3:

migration
marriage

Question 4:

Hong Kong

Answer 4

Question 5
A)
Which area of the world has experienced the greatest population growth over the past 10
years?
(1 point)
South America
Asia
Africa
Europe
Question 6
A)
What event was responsible for the first population explosion?
(1 point)
the Industrial Revolution
the invention of fire
the Agricultural Revolution
the development of cities

Answer 5

Question 5:

Africa

Question 6:

the Agricultural Revolution

Answer 6

Question 7
A)
Which of the following characterizes a Stage 3 population?
(1 point)
produces many offspring
lives in rural areas
experiences a sharp increase in crude death rate
consists primarily of urban dwellers
Question 8
A)
Which is the result of zero population growth?
(1 point)
population stability
no natural increase
a rapid decline in human population
the elimination of high-density populations

Answer 7

Question 7:

consists primarily of urban dwellers

Question 8:

population stability

Answer 8

Question 9
A)
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.
Question 10
A)
Natural increase can be best defined as
(1 point)
population growth that occurs due to people’s desire to migrate to more desirable locations.
population growth that occurs due to an increase in the birthrate.
population growth that occurs due to advances in the medical field, which will diminish fatal
illnesses.
population growth that occurs due to favorable climatic and weather patterns in a region

Answer 9

Question 9:

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

Question 10:

population growth that occurs due to an increase in the birthrate.