Chapter 3, section 1

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The way in which a population is spread out over an area is called population distribution.

True

False

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The population of the world is the total number of people living on the Earth.

True

False

1 point

In which of the following areas would you expect many people to live?

hot, dry desert

Pacific Ocean

mountainous area

flat area near a river

1 point

A demographer studies the geography of the Earth.

True

False

1 point

To survive in harsh desert environments, people have developed

advanced technology to make water from sand

ways of life suited to desert environments

pipelines to move water from other places

the ability to survive with no drinking water

1 point

The Nile River valley has one of the lowest population densities in the world.

True

False

1 point

Which of the following characteristics tells you that a continent might have a low population density?

fertile soil

few rivers and little rainfall

rich natural resources

good climates

1 point

To find the population density of a place, divide the number of people living there by the number of

rivers

countries

mountains

square miles or kilometers

1 point

On a world population map, level areas near bodies of water have

a higher population density

an average population

a lower population distribution

a lower population density

10.

1 point

Population density is the total number of people living in a given area.

True

False

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