People & Places: Population and Cities

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1. 1

   What does population density measure?

   Multiple Choice · 20s

   AHow many people live in a given area of land

   BHow fast a population is growing

   CThe average age of a population

   DThe total number of people in a country
2. 2

   The movement of people from the countryside into cities is called...

   Multiple Choice · 20s

   AMigration season

   BGlobalization

   CSuburbia

   DUrbanization
3. 3

   Many of the world's largest cities grew up beside rivers or coastlines.

   True / False · 20s

   TRUE

   FALSE
4. 4Which of these areas is likely to have the lowest population density?Multiple Choice · 20s
5. 5A city with more than ten million people is often called a...Multiple Choice · 20s
6. 6What do we call people moving permanently from one country to another? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
7. 7Which factor most commonly pushes people to leave their home region?Multiple Choice · 20s
8. 8Rural areas generally have fewer people per square kilometer than cities.True / False · 20s
9. 9Which continent has the largest total population?Multiple Choice · 20s
10. 10What is a suburb?Multiple Choice · 20s
11. 11Which map type uses shading or color to show how densely populated different regions are?Multiple Choice · 20s
12. 12What do we call the official count of a country's population, usually taken every ten years? (one word)Type Answer · 30s