Topic 5

Question 1

population density

Answer 1

number of individuals per unit area

Question 2

population distribution

Answer 2

describes the way individuals are spaced out across their range

Question 3

the number of males and females of each age in a population

Answer 3

age structure

Question 4

the number of males and females of each age in a population

Answer 4

immigration

Question 5

movement of individuals out of an area

Answer 5

immigration

Question 6

growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rateexponential growth

Answer 6

exponential growth

Question 7

growth pattern in which a population’s growth slows and then stops following a period of exponential growth

Answer 7

logistic growth

Question 8

largest number of individuals of a particular species that a particular environment can support

Answer 8

carrying capacity

Question 9

factor that causes population growth to decrease

Answer 9

limiting factor

Question 10

limiting factor that depends on population density

Answer 10

density dependent limiting factor

Question 11

limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of the population density

Answer 11

density-independent limiting factor

Question 12

scientific study of human populations

Answer 12

demography

Question 13

demographic transition

Answer 13

change in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates