AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: POPULATION
VOCABULARY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Agricultural Density - Answer-The ratio of the number of farmers to the amount of arable
land
Agricultural Revolution - Answer-The time when human beings first domesticated plants
and animals and no longer relied solely on hunting and gathering
Arithmetic Population Density - Answer-The total number of people divided by the total
land area
Census - Answer-A complete enumeration of a population
Child Mortality Rate - Answer-The number of annual deaths in the age group of 1-4
years per 1,000 in that group
Crude Birth Rate (CBR) - Answer-The total number of live births in a year for every
1,000 people alive in the society
Crude Death Rate (CDR) - Answer-The total number of deaths in a year for every 1,000
people alive in the society
Demographic Transition - Answer-The process of change in a society's population from
a condition of high crude birth and death rates and low rate of natural increase to a
condition of low crude birth and death rates and a low rate of natural increase, and a
higher total population
Demography - Answer-The scientific study of population characteristics
Dependency Ratio - Answer-The number of people under the age of 15 and over the
age of 64, compared to the number of people active in the labor force
Dot Map - Answer-A map type that uses a dot symbol to show the presence of a feature
Doubling Time - Answer-The number of years needed to double a population, assuming
a constant rate of natural increase
Ecumene - Answer-The portion of Earth's surface occupied by permanent human
settlement
VOCABULARY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Agricultural Density - Answer-The ratio of the number of farmers to the amount of arable
land
Agricultural Revolution - Answer-The time when human beings first domesticated plants
and animals and no longer relied solely on hunting and gathering
Arithmetic Population Density - Answer-The total number of people divided by the total
land area
Census - Answer-A complete enumeration of a population
Child Mortality Rate - Answer-The number of annual deaths in the age group of 1-4
years per 1,000 in that group
Crude Birth Rate (CBR) - Answer-The total number of live births in a year for every
1,000 people alive in the society
Crude Death Rate (CDR) - Answer-The total number of deaths in a year for every 1,000
people alive in the society
Demographic Transition - Answer-The process of change in a society's population from
a condition of high crude birth and death rates and low rate of natural increase to a
condition of low crude birth and death rates and a low rate of natural increase, and a
higher total population
Demography - Answer-The scientific study of population characteristics
Dependency Ratio - Answer-The number of people under the age of 15 and over the
age of 64, compared to the number of people active in the labor force
Dot Map - Answer-A map type that uses a dot symbol to show the presence of a feature
Doubling Time - Answer-The number of years needed to double a population, assuming
a constant rate of natural increase
Ecumene - Answer-The portion of Earth's surface occupied by permanent human
settlement
