Question

The study of Human Population is called _______.
a.Human Geography
b.Political Geography
c.Demography
d.Resource Studies

Answer 1

Hint: The Greek word demos means people and a lot of English terms have their roots in the Greek, Latin and French words. The word graphy in English means a field of study.

Complete answer: The terms given in the question are all related to geography in one way or the other. So, let’s take a look at the options one by one.
a.Human Geography – Human Geography is the study of people, not population. Human Geography involves the study of people, their culture, their environment and their relations with other communities and other locations. So, it is an incorrect option.
b.Political Geography – Political Geography is the study of the developments that take place in a region as a result of political processes taking place in that region. It is a sub discipline of Geography and is completely different from human Geography. So, it is an incorrect option.
c.Demography – Demography is the study of people and is made up of two words — demos and graph, meaning people and recording respectively. It is one of the most widely used terms in geography and almost every study of geography depends on the outcome of the demographic study. So, it is the correct option.
d.Resource Studies – Resource studies involve the study of different kinds of primary and secondary resources that can be used for the study of different kinds. It is not related to geography alone and is a general topic. So, it is an incorrect option.

Thus, Option C is the correct answer.

Note: The study of human population is also known as anthropogeography. The two terms (demography and anthropogeography) are synonymous and can be used interchangeably since the word anthropos means humans in Greek.