Chapter 2 Study

Question 0

Arithmetic Density-

Answer 0

Total number of object in an area

Question 1

Name the 4 areas where the worlds population is most concentrated in order from greatest to least. And name the major country in them.

Answer 1

1. East Asia - China
2. South Asia - India
3. Europe
4. South East Asia - Indonesia

Question 2

Physiological Density-

Answer 2

Number of people supported by a unit area of arable land

Question 3

Agricultural Density-

Answer 3

Ratio of number if farmers to the amount of arable land

Question 4

Crude Birth rare,Crude Death rate-

Answer 4

Total number of life births/deaths in a year per 1000 people

Question 5

Natural Increase rate-

Answer 5

Percentage by which a population grows in a year

Question 6

Fertility rate-

Answer 6

Average number of children will have throughout her child birthing years

Question 7

Demographic Transition-

Answer 7

4 stages

Question 8

Demographic Stages-

Answer 8

Stage 1 - low growth(agricultural revolution)
Stage 2 - high growth(industrial revolution, medical revolution)
Stage 3 - moderate growth
Stage 4 - low growth(zero population growth) (USA)

Question 9

Cape Verde-

Answer 9

Stage 2

Question 10

Chile-

Answer 10

Stage 3

Question 11

Denmark-

Answer 11

Stage 4

Question 12

Highest Infant Mortality Rate-

Answer 12

Mali

Question 13

2nd stage is the

Answer 13

Most stable birth rates and declining death rates

Question 14

Stage 1 has low or high population growth rates?

Answer 14

Low growth rates

Question 15

Dependency ratios are highest in what continent?

Answer 15

Africa.

Question 16

Most epidemic disease-

Answer 16

Aids

Question 17

Largest population in Africa(country)-

Answer 17

Nigeria

Question 18

Economic leader of Africa-

Answer 18

South Africa.

Question 19

Number of people per unit of arable land-

Answer 19

Physiological density.

Question 20

Sex ratio is the least significant factor of what?

Answer 20

Population growth rates.

Question 21

Demography-

Answer 21

Scientific study of population characteristics.

Question 22

Ecumene-

Answer 22

Portuon of earths surface occupied by permanent human settlement.