People & Places
This continent, together with Asia, contains more than three-quarters of Earth’s population.
Africa
How is population density measured?
Population divided by square miles
A factor that attracts people to a place is called this...
Pull factor
The set of systems like buildings and transportation that help a place operate is called this.
Infrastructure
The most-populated areas of the world tend to be these low, flat land areas near the ocean.
coastal plains
A country with a rapid growth rate has a population pyramid that is heaviest at which part of the pyramid?
The bottom
A factor that drives people from a place is called this...
Push Factor
Spreading of urban development onto undeveloped land near a city is known as this.
(Proactive planning can prevent this)
Urban sprawl
Many people prefer to live where there is fertile soil and this type of climate.
"milder climate” or “moderate climate”
How can migration change population growth in an area?
Migration can increase population in the destination area and decrease population in the origin area
When skilled or talented people leave a place to move somewhere else, this is called what?
Brain Drain
True or false: Teaching hospitals and international airports are typically found in rural areas.
False
In many rural areas, the economy is largely based on these two activities (answer with “and” between them).
“farming and ranching.”
What are two likely outcomes of slow, steady population growth in areas that are not yet overcrowded? (give two outcomes)
Less poverty and crime; enough working-age people to work and give care.
If large numbers of young people migrate into an area, name two services or types of infrastructure the area would need more of.
More schools and childcare
Why does urban sprawl often create problems for farming land? (Short Explanation)
Urban sprawl converts farmland into developed land, reducing area available for growing food.
Name two types of facilities typically found in large cities that is used for serious medical care.
Teaching hospital (or hospital, medical center).
What are three problems that can happen in areas already overcrowded when population grows very quickly?
More poverty, more crime, shortages of resources/jobs/care.
Give one example of an push factor and one example of a pull factor
Example push: lack of jobs. Example pull: better job opportunities
Name two kinds of infrastructure that a rapidly growing city would need to support more people (two items).
“transportation systems and schools,” “hospitals and water systems,” or “housing and childcare.”