Density, Distribution, & Scale
Practice Questions
AP Human Geography › Density, Distribution, & Scale
Which of these definitions best describes a “primate city”?
Which of these statements about the growth of world population throughout the history of civilization is most accurate?
Population density is a measure of the number of people that live in a given geographical area. The United States population is now approximately 320 million. The land area of the United States is approximately 9 million square kilometers.
Which of the following answers best approximates the population density of the United States?
With a population of more than 
In terms of population density, which of these regions is notably different than the others?
The geographic term “ecumene” is used to describe __________.
A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have a __________.
Which two continents currently have in excess of one billion people living in them?
Which of these continents is the least heavily populated?
The vast majority of population growth is taking place in __________.