History- Population Distribution

Test 10/2/2026

Northern Hemisphere

Which hemisphere does most of the worlds population live?

Climate, Altitude, Access to water

What three factors influence where people live?

2/3, Suitable climate and vegetation for dense human habitation.

What fraction of the population lives between 20 degrees North and 60 degrees North latitude? Why?

Half

What portion of the world’s population lives in rural areas?

Tokyo, 35 million

Which world city is the most populated? What is it’s population?

Asia

On which continent are the larger number of cities over 12 million found?

Southern Hemisphere

In which hemisphere is the population less dense?

China and India

Which two countries have the greatest population density?

Population is not distributed evenly across the land.

Why may figures of population density be misleading for a country?

Population / Square Miles = Pop. Density

How do you figure out an area’s population density?

Alaska

Which U.S. state has the lowest population density?

New Jersey

Which U.S. state has the greatest population density?

6 Billion People

According to the World Population Growth chart how many people were in the world in 1999?

1850

When did the world’s population hit the 1 billion mark?

Population is increasing rapidly

What trend is occurring in the earth’s population?

Subtract mortality rate from birthrate.

How is the rate of natural increase determined?

20/1000

What is the world’s average birth rate?

Niger

What country has the highest birth rate?

2.1

How many children must be born per person to replace the current population on earth?

2.56

What is the world’s average fertility rate?

That the society is healthy.

What does the information say about a country’s death rate if it is relatively low?

35-39 and 40-44

In the U.S. 2000 population pyramid chart, which two age groups have the greatest population in our country?

Birthrate

The number of live births per thousand of population per year.

Fertility rate

The average number of children a women would have in her lifetime.

Death (Mortality) Rate

The number of deaths per thousand.

2.1

The amount of kids a women needs to have to keep the population up.

Infant Mortality Rate

Shows the number of deaths among infants underage one per thousand live births.

Rate of natural increase

Birth rate-Death rate

Population Pyramid

Graph that shows age and gender distribution of a population.

Push-pull factors

Reasons for migrating.

Population density

The average number of people who live in a given area.

Carrying Capacity

Number of organisms a piece of land can support.

Immigration

The act of entering a foreign country to live.

Emigration

The act of leaving a country to live in another country.