stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Human Geography Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Human Geography
Human Geography
20 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
426 plays
The study of human geography as taught to 9-12 grade.
Flashcards
20 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
20
Answers
1
Why does more than 81% of the Earth’s population live in Asia, Europe, and North America?
Fertile soil, fresh water, and plenty of fun
Fertile soil, fresh water, and rich natural resources.
Those are the only places that you can find a McDonald’s.
That is where the newest technological advances are.
2
How many continents are there?
7
5
9
6
3
What does a country have if it has a high population density?
Overcrowding
Lots of urban areas
Very few people per square mile
lots of rural area
4
Changes in agriculture since the 1950s that have greatly increased the world’s food supply
migration
Green revolution
demography
urbanization
5
The growth of city populations caused by the movement of people to cities
population density
urbanization
suburbia
population distribution
6
The movement of people from one country or region to another in order to make a new home
migration
push-pull theory
urbanization
green revolution
7
The average number of live births each year
death rate
population rate
birth rate
life expectancy
8
What is an immigrant?
A person who moves to new country in order to settle there.
Someone from Irelandia
A hobo
A person who moves from Texas to Arkansas
9
A theory of migration that says people migrate because certain things in their lives.
move it-move it theory
push-push theory
pull-push theory
push-pull theory
10
What is the biggest problem faced by the world’s population today?
A shortage in natural resources
A shortage of new inventions.
A shortage of jobs
A shortage of food
11
A scientist who studies human populations, including size, growth, death, and marriage.
doctor
demographer
geologist
biologist
12
The average number of deaths each year
stairway rate
coffin rate
grim reaper rate
death rate
13
An area with low population density, such as a village or the countryside
urban area
rural area
migration
hollar
14
How a population is spread over an area
population density
population
push-pull
urbanization
15
The number of years that a person is expected, on average, to live:
green revolution
population distribution
life expectancy
death rate
16
What do demographers use to explain the reasons for immigration?
Computers
b. The “push – pull”
The transportation theory
Interviews
17
Why is population distribution uneven?
Because of the climates
Because of rainfall
Because people are restless
Because people are too choosey
18
The people living in a particular region; especially, the total number of people in an area
population distribution
push-pull theory
population
urbanization
19
What types of areas do people want to live in?
Places with fertile soil, water & a desirable climate
Areas with plenty of deserts
Where there are drive-in movies
Where they can get government assistance
20
Why did many people leave Vietnam for the United States?
The US welcomed them
They didn't want to live under communist rule
US had internet
both 1 & 3 are correct
