Which conclusion does the cartogram support?
Match each cause to its effect.
Overpopulation and poor infrastructure led to backed-up sewers and blocked drainage while too many people could not find affordable housing.|Trash from a larger city nearby overflowed its landfills.|Mining depleted diamond fields so prospectors and businesses left.
Sort each set of conditions to show whether they will cause population decline, population growth, or little change in population.
high death rate, low birth rate|low death rate, high birth rate|high death rate, high birth rate,low death rate, low birth rate
Sort each factor to show whether it will encourage or discourage population growth in a particular place or region.
more reliable or faster transportation to and from a location,abundant mineral resources,fertile soil and fresh waterways|remote location that is difficult to reach,extremely cold or dry climate conditions,low-lying lands prone to flooding
Match each challenge to human settlement to a technological adaptation that addresses it.
transportation innovations, like steamships and railroads|dikes, levees, piles, and other flood control measures|irrigation canals, wells, and basins|terraced, or stepped, farming
Match each city with the development that spurred population growth to the correct city.
San Jose, California|Tete, Mozambique
How can overpopulation lead to conflict, higher rates of illness, and even death?
Which statement describes population trends in Damascus, Syria, over time?
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