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Module 7 Population Distribution and Its%u00a0Consequences 117 Free Response Questions EXAMPLE The following map shows population density around the world. (parts a%u2013g are worth 1 point each)Tropic of CancerArctic CircleTropic of CapricornEquatorPACIFICOCEANPACIFICOCEANATLANTICOCEANATLANTICOCEANINDIANOCEAN20%u00b0N40%u00b0S40%u00b0N60%u00b0N80%u00b0N0%u00b020%u00b0N20%u00b0S40%u00b0S40%u00b0N60%u00b0N80%u00b0N0%u00b0160%u00b0W 100%u00b0W 80%u00b0W 60%u00b0W 40%u00b0W 20%u00b0W 0%u00b0 20%u00b0E 40%u00b0E 60%u00b0E 80%u00b0E 100%u00b0E 120%u00b0E 140%u00b0E 160%u00b0E 180%u00b0Tropic of CancerArctic CircleTropic of CapricornEquatorEAST ASIANCLUSTEREUROPEANCLUSTERSOUTHASIANCLUSTERSOUTHEASTASIANCLUSTER0 2000 4000 miles0 2000 4000 km40%u00b0S160%u00b0WPopulation densityPersq. kmPersq. mileAbove 25060%u20132503%u2013591%u20132Below 1Above 10025%u20131002%u2013241Below 1 a. Identify another densely populated area outside of the four circled clusters on the map. b. Identify one environmental reason for the high population density in one of the four circled regions. c. Describe how that environmental condition has led to high population density in one of the four regions circled. d. Identify one region with low population density. e. Identify one environmental reason for the low population density in a region. f. Describe how that environmental condition would not allow for high population density in that area. g. Explain a political consequence of population distribution change in the United States. EXAMPLE SCORING GUIDELINES a. Northeastern United States, Central America, eastern South America, western Africa, northeastern Africa, Southern Africa b. Warm and humid climate; large, fertile river valleys c. A warm and humid climate allowed for a variety of crops to be produced to support population growth; fertile river valleys are usually the most productive agricultural areas that can support a large population. d. Northern Canada, northern Africa, Australia, central Asia, northern Russia%u2013Siberia e. Cold temperatures; continentality %u2014 away from oceans f. Cold temperatures do not allow for a variety of agricultural products to be produced; continentality does not allow for ocean trade; too wet in the Amazon basin; too rugged in the mountainous regions. g. Changes in population distribution may affect the number of congressional districts a state can have, potentially reshaping political power distribution in the United States. %u00a9 Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishers. For review purposes only. Do not distribute.