IB Changing Population

What is (approximately) the current World population?

• 7 billion

• 6 billion

• 7.6 billion

• 7.7 billion

The 4 largest countries by population are:

• China, India, USA, Indonesia

• India, China, Russia, USA

• China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia

• India, China, Nigeria, Indonesia

What year did the world population reach 7 billion?

• 2012

• 2001

• 2011

• 2014

True of false: the world population growth rate is increasing?

• True

• False

What is the current (2020) world population yearly growth rate?

• 2%

• 10%

• 1.5%

• 1.05%

Global population distribution is even?

• True

• False

Greenland is a sparsely populated place

• True

• False

Levels of economic development vary considerably between populations (places), but what is considered the most useful indicator of development?

• Gross National Income (GNI)

• Human Development Index (HDI)

• Life expectancy

• Literacy rate

Tanzania is a:

• HIC

• NIC

• MIC

• LIC

Population distribution is:

• the number of people in a given area (people/km2)

• the total number of people in an area

• the scale of population e.g. local or national

• the spatial pattern of where people live