Study Guide for Population Quiz
Know all of the key terms on pages 55 & 60, especially the Green Revolution
Know how the four physical factors affect the settlement
of populations: water, landforms, climate, and natural resources - why would it
attract populations, and which ones would repel populations.
Understand how population is distributed in the U.S.
- which areas(North, South East, Northeast, etc.) have a high density, which
have a low density.
Explain the causes for the increase in world
population over the last century. Know how the death, birth, and infant
mortality rates have changes as well as how life expectancy has changes.
Describe some of the problems that the developing world is facing because of increasing populations.