Chapter 5 Human Geography TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false. 51) More people are alive now than at any time in the past. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 52) Since the end of World War II, world population has been growing more slowly than in the past. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 53) Most population growth is presently concentrated in more developed countries. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 54) Nearly half of the people in the world live in East and South Asia. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 55) Two thousand years ago, East and South Asia contained about the same percentage of world population as they do now. Answer: TRUE Diff: 3