Human Geography
What term describes the study of people and places and how they interact?
Human Geography
What word describes the study of where people live and why?
Population geography
This number tells how many babies are born each year per 1,000 people?
Birth Rate
What do we call reasons that make people want to leave a place?
Push factors
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
Pacific Ocean
What word describes areas with lots of people, like cities?
Urban Areas
What is the number of people living per unit of land area called?
Population density
This measure gives the average number of years a newborn is expected to live?
Life expectancy
What is one common pull factor that attracts people to a new country?
Job opportunities
Which river is the longest in the world by most measurements
Nile River
What is the name for the study of how people use land and resources?
Land use geography
Which continent has the largest human population?
Asia
This rate counts deaths of infants under one year per 1,000 live births and is used to indicate child health?
Infant Mortality Rate
Name a push factor related to the environment?
What is natural disaster (or drought, flood)
What is the smallest country by land area?
Vatican City
What is the movement of people from the countryside to cities called?
Urbanization
What term describes when a country's population grows rapidly due to high birth rates and falling death rates?
Population boom
This rate counts the number of live births per 1,000 people in a year?
Crude death rate
What push factor involves danger from war or persecution?
What is conflict or political instability
Which country has the most time zones (including overseas territories)?
France
What term describes cultural practices, language, religion, and customs shared by a group?
Culture
What map feature shows where people live using dots or shading?
A population distribution map
This term means more people die than are born in a year?
Natural decrease
What pull factor might attract skilled workers specifically
Higher wages or better career prospects
What is the name of the imaginary line at 0° longitude
The Prime Meridian