IGCSE Geography Population Dynamics

Where will most of the global population growth occur in the next 30 years?

• Everywhere all at once

• In developed countries

• In less developed countries

• In China. 1.4 billion and counting

This picture shows a place that is...

• Over-populated

• Under-populated

• At carrying capacity

• needs more oil, flour and bags

Which is not a reason the recent population explosion in human history?

• Better access to medicine

• Agricultural revolution

• An increase in the global economy

• The AI revolution

What happens to a population if the fertility rate is 4.2? (Click the most correct answer)

• The population grows

• The population doubles

• The population stays the same

• The population decreases

What is not a way to decrease the birth rate?

• Educated women

• Improve the economy of a country

• Make contraception more expensive

• Have anti-natalist policies

How is the death rate measured?

• How long a person lives until they die.

• Deaths / 1000 people per year

• Death rate / birth rate

• Count the number of people who die in a decade and multiple by 2

If the birth rate is lower than the death rate and net migration is negative what will happen to the population of a country

• It will grow

• It will stay the same

• It will shrink

• Unable to tell from the information provided

If net migration is higher than the natural change what will happen to the population?

• It will grow

• It will shrink

• It will stay the same

• naturally it will not change, that's why it's called natural change

What would be the best indicator that a country is over-populated?

• Unemployment is high

• There is a lot of iron ore in the ground

• The country imports most of its food

• There are many new houses being built

Australia must be under-populated, because there is so much land where nobody lives.

• Absolutely true

• Absolutely false

• More land, means more people can live there, so it must be under-populated

• Depends on jobs and quality of life in the places where people live.