HG-Chapter 2-Population Key Issue #1
Name ___________________ Hour ____
Vocabulary Words-please define the following terms.
-demography
-ecumene
-arithmetic density
-physiological density
-agricultural density
Pre-reading ?’s
1-How many brothers and sisters do you have?
2-Is your family smaller or larger than those of your mother and father (ask if not
known/parents + children=family size)?
3-How many children might you want to have in the future if you do have some?
4-Brainstorm 3 ideas/reasons as to why the average number of children has
declined compared to past generations of our parents and grandparents and
ancestors.
5-Case Study (pg.46) Why do rural peoples of India, and elsewhere, choose to have
such large families even today?
6-One out of every _______ infants die before the age 1 in India.
Key Issue #1-Where is the World’s Population Distributed- (Pg.44-52)
7-Nearly 2/3 of the world’s people live within _________ miles what body of water?
8- List the 4 clustered regions of that contain 2/3 of the world’s population
9-Population cartogram (pg.47)-explain one thing about this map that surprises
you.
10-About ______/_____ of the world’s people live in East Asia.
11-South Asia is made up of what 4 countries?
12-Like the Chinese, most people of South Asia do what for a living?
13-Indonesia is made up of how many islands?
14-Combined, the 3 Asian regions mentioned total more than ______/______ the
word’s population.
15-In Europe, about 3/4 of its people live where?
16-What are the 4 types of Sparsely Populated Regions?
17-What is Egypt’s arithmetic density in the delta & Nile River valley?
18-Looking at the table on Pg.52, what % of farmers are in the U.S.?
19-Explain how this statistic does or does not surprise you.
HG-Chapter 2-Population Key Issue #1
Name ___________________ Hour ____
Vocabulary Words-please define the following terms.
-demography
-ecumene
-arithmetic density
-physiological density
-agricultural density
Pre-reading ?’s
1-How many brothers and sisters do you have?
2-Is your family smaller or larger than those of your mother and father (ask if not
known/parents + children=family size)?
3-How many children might you want to have in the future if you do have some?
4-Brainstorm 3 ideas/reasons as to why the average number of children has
declined compared to past generations of our parents and grandparents and
ancestors.
5-Case Study (pg.46) Why do rural peoples of India, and elsewhere, choose to have
such large families even today?
6-One out of every _______ infants die before the age 1 in India.
Key Issue #1-Where is the World’s Population Distributed? (Pg.44-52)
7-Nearly 2/3 of the world’s people live within _________ miles what body of water?
8-List the 4 clustered regions of that contain 2/3 of the world’s population.
9-Population cartogram (pg.47)-explain one thing about this map that surprises
you.
10-About ______/_____ of the world’s people live in East Asia.
11-South Asia is made up of what 4 countries?
12-Like the Chinese, most people of South Asia do what for a living?
13-Indonesia is made up of how many islands?
14-Combined, the 3 Asian regions mentioned total more than ______/______ the
word’s population.
15-In Europe, about 3/4 of its people live where?
16-What are the 4 types of Sparsely Populated Regions?
17-What is Egypt’s arithmetic density in the delta & Nile River valley?
18-Looking at the table on Pg.52, what % of farmers are in the U.S.?
19-Explain how this statistic does or does not surprise you.
HG-CH.2KI #2-Where has the World’s Population Increased?
Vocabulary Words: -CBR
-doubling time
-TFR
-CDR
-IMR
Name ______________ Hour ____
-NIR
-life expecatancy
1-NIR Map pg.54-What continent has the highest overall NIR rate-explain why you think that is?
2-TFR map pg.55-Why do you think North America has a TFR of under 2.1? (give one reason)
3-TFR map pg.55-Why might the TFR in Africa be so high, 4.0 or above for most countries (one
reason)?
4-Babies born in sub-Saharan African countries can expect to live only into what age (life
expectancy)?
5-Does this answer surprise you from #4-explain why or why not?
6-Choose one map from Key Issue #2 and explain one thing that interests or surprises you.
Name of Map _________________ and Page #_______
HG-CH.2 KI #2-Where has the World’s Population Increased?
Vocabulary Words: -CBR
-doubling time
-TFR
-CDR
-IMR
Name _____________ Hour ____
-NIR
-life expecatancy
1-NIR Map pg.54-What continent has the highest overall NIR rate-explain why you think that is?
2-TFR map pg.55-Why do you think North America has a TFR of under 2.1? (give one reason)
3-TFR map pg.55-Why might the TFR in Africa be so high, 4.0 or above for most countries (one
reason)?
4-Babies born in sub-Saharan African countries can expect to live only into what age (life
expectancy)?
5-Does this answer surprise you from #4-explain why or why not?
6-Choose one map from Key Issue #2 and explain one thing that interests or surprises you.
Name of Map _________________ and Page #_______