2.1-2.3

Question 1

Compares the number of farmers to the arable land

Answer 1

agricultural population density

Question 2

land suitable for growing crops

Answer 2

arable

Question 3

the most common used population density- calculated by dividing a region’s population by its total area

Answer 3

arithmetic population density

Question 4

the region between 30 degrees and 60 degrees, north and south of the equator. These areas have more moderate climate and better soils then do regions at higher or lower latitudes

Answer 4

Midlatitudes

Question 5

Calculated by dividing population by the amount of arable land

Answer 5

physiological population denstiy

Question 6

A measure of the average population per square mile or kilometer of an area. It measures how crowded a place is.

Answer 6

population density

Question 7

the pattern of human settlement- the spread of people across the earth representing it on a map highlights places that are crowded, sparsely settled, or even empty.

Answer 7

Population distribution

Question 8

The hierarchical division of people into groups based on factors such as economic status, power, and or ethnicity

Answer 8

Social stratification

Question 9

the number of people a region can support without damaging the environment

Answer 9

carrying capacity

Question 10

refers to facilities and structures that allows people to carry out their typical activities

Answer 10

infrastructure

Question 11

having more people than it can support- is partially dependent on its population distribution and density

Answer 11

overpopulation

Question 12

usually result in physically smaller urban and larger rural districts

Answer 12

redistricting

Question 13

one of the most useful tools to study population. Provides information on birth rates, death rates, how long people live on average, and economic development

Answer 13

Age-Sex composition graph

Question 14

once hostilities end and peace resumes, the birth rates often spikes

Answer 14

baby boom

Question 15

once the boom ends, birth rates are lower for a number of years- continues until the boomers reach childbearing age

Answer 15

baby bust

Question 16

the slowdown of births

Answer 16

birth deficit

Question 17

the vertical axis shows age groups, often listed in the middle but are sometimes shown on the left or right side

Answer 17

cohort

Question 18

People under 15 or over 64 are considered too young or too old to work full time

Answer 18

dependent population

Question 19

the comparison between the size of the two groups

Answer 19

dependency ratio

Question 20

when an increase reflects an earlier baby boom

Answer 20

echo

Question 21

also known as an age-sex compositon

Answer 21

population pyramid

Question 22

the group expected to be the society’s labor force

Answer 22

potential workforce