Question

The study of human population is called __________.

• A. Human geography
• B. Political geography
• C. Demography
• D. Resource studies

Answer 1

The correct option is C Demography

• "Demography" is the name for the social science which concerns itself with studying populations.
  
• Specifically, it is the science of the social statistics of populations, such as births, deaths, diseases and marriages.
  
• Demography encompasses the study of the size, structure, and distribution of these populations, and spatial or temporal changes in them in response tobirth,migration,ageing and death.
  
• Based on the demographic research of the earth, earth's population up to the year 2050 and 2100 can be estimated by demographers. Demographics are quantifiable characteristics of a given population.