| Question Answer | The number of years needed to double a population assuming a constant rate of natural increase? Doubling time | In what world regions is most growth occuring? Africa,Asia,Latin America, and the middle east |
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Which of the following regions is the most population region in the world?
| # Region Population (2020) | 1 Asia 4,641,054,775 | 2 Africa 1,340,598,147 | 3 Europe 747,636,026 | 4 Latin America and the Caribbean 653,962,331 |
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How many regions does AP Human Geography have?
Sample Answer: A region is what links places together using any parameter the geographer chooses.
Three types
of regions are formal, vernacular, and functional. Formal regions are uniform. Everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristic.
Where are the rates and locations of the global highs and lows in TFR?
| Question Answer | What is the global average TFR 2.5 | note the rates and locations of the global highs and lows in TFR high is Africa with 5.0 Low is Europe with 2.0 | the shape of a pyramind is primarily determined by what demographic rate? sex ratio |
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Which geographic measure primarily determines the shape of the pyramid?
| Question Answer | the shape of a population pyramid is primarily determined by what demographic rate number of people in different age groups | what age groups are categorized as “dependent” 0-14 and 65+ | the number of males per 100 females in the population sex ratio |
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What are the 3 different types of regions?
Geographers have identified three types of regions:
formal, functional, and vernacular
.
What are the three types of regions AP Human Geography?
- Formal region.
- Functional Region.
- Vernacular or perceptual region.
What was the global Nir at its highest rate in 1963?
Population Growth in History For the several hundred-thousand-year occupancy of Earth, the NIR was essentially zero. While the world NIR peaked in 1963 at a rate of
2.2 percent
and has been in decline since the 1990s, the NIR during the second half of the twentieth century was considerably high by historical standards.
What are the four most populated regions?
Two-thirds of the earth’s population are grouped into four main regions. These are
East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Western Europe
. The four major regions have several things in common.
What is the world Nir today?
In 2020, rate of natural increase
What are the 5 stages of population pyramid?
There are five stages of population pyramids:
high fluctuating, early expanding, late expanding, low fluctuating, and natural decrease
.
What are some factors that could change the shape of a population pyramid?
The age and sex structure of the population
determines the ultimate shape of a population pyramid, such that the representation may take the form of a pyramid, have a columnar shape (with vertical sides rather than sloped sides), or have an irregular profile.
What can population pyramids tell us?
A population pyramid can be used
to compare differences between male and female populations of an area
. They also show the number of dependents (children and, sometimes, elderly people) and general structure of the population at any given moment.
What are the 7 regions in the world?
Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven regions are commonly regarded as continents. Ordered from largest in area to smallest, these seven regions are:
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia
.
How many types of regions are there?
A region is a basic unit of study in geography. There are
three types
of regions: Formal, defined by related, measurable characteristics such as climate, vegetation, or religion (ex. Each person may look at different sets of characteristics, such as mountain chains or types of government, to define a region.
What are two examples of a region?
A region is an area on the earth identified by two common characteristics:
physical and political geography
. Physical regions are features such as deserts, mountains, and lakes. Human-kind defines political regions by establishing political boundaries like the borders of countries.
