Population Dynamics Flashcards
What is demography?
It is a social science that entails the statistical study of human populations.
What is the current population of the world?
Nearly 7.9 billion
The population growth is nearly _ per cent per year
1 percent per year
Define population distribution
Population distribution means how population is spread across the world.
Population density
Density of population means the number of people per square kilometre.
Density= ?
Total population by total area
The highest population density has been recorded in the _________
Riverine plains of asia
Europe shares only __ of the world’s population although it occupies only __ if the land area of the world.
1/9, 1/25
Which country has the lowest population density?
Mongolia (2 persons per sq. km)
What is overpopulation?
The term overpopulation means that a very large number of people exist for the available resources in the region.
What is optimum population?
In any given area, the available resources are adequate to support a certain number of people only. This Is referred to as optimum population.
