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Human Population: a global perspective


multiple choice

1.which of the following regions is currently expiriencing the fastest population growth
a) northern asia
b) tropical africa
c) eastern europe
d) sun belt
e) north east US

2.most of the world's people live in
a) the worlds porest countries
b) the southern hemisphere
c) the developed world
d) china
e) urban areas in the developed world

3.throughout human history, world population has
a) grown at a steady rate
b) expirienced numerous periods of dramatic decline
c) has been confined to countries in the southern hemisphere
d) grown most rapidly over the past 200 years
e) grown most rapidly in the developed world

4.____________ occurs when a population is adding a fixed percentage of people to a growing population each year
a) doubling
b) arithmetic growth
c) overpopulation
d) exponential growth
e) demographic

5.Life expectancy has increased
a) only in the most-developed countries
b) only in the least developed countries
c) due to increased food production
d) worldwide
e) due to the green revolution

Free Response

1. exponential world population growth is one of the defining characteristics of contemporary human geography explain this growth in terms of
a) historical trends
b) global geographic patterns
c) economic development


Answers (Cheat and DIE!) are here:
1-b
2-a
3-d
4-d
5-d