Which one of the following continents has the highest growth of population?

• Africa

• South America

• Asia

• North America

Which one of the following is not a push factor?

• Water shortage

• Medical/educational facilities

• Unemployment

• Epidemics

Which one of the following is not an area of sparse population?

• The Atacama

• South-east Asia

• Equatorial region

• Polar regions

Name three geographical factors that influence the distribution of population.

Which one of the following is not a fact?

• Human population increased more than ten times during the past 500 years.

• Nearly 80 million people are added to the world population each year.

• It took 100 years for the population to rise from 5 billion to 6 billion.

• Population growth is high in the first stage of demographic transition.