Population Problems

What factors increase the world population?

• Wars

• Poor family planning

• Advanced food production technology

• Better environment hygiene

• Medical advancements

What factors decrease the world population?

• Wars

• Poor family planning

• Natural disasters

• Medical advancements

The population of ______________ is the largest.

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• South America

_______________________ has the smallest population.

• Australasia

• Asia

• Antarctica

• North America

The population density in ______________________________________________ is high.

• Australasia and Asia

• Asia and Africa

• Asia and Europe

• North America and South America

Over half of the world population live in _________________.

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• North America

• South America

What population problem is Africa facing? Why?

• Rapid population growth due to the people living there lack of education, especially poor family planning, causing high birth rates.

• Ageing population due to the people living there lack of education, especially poor family planning, causing high birth rates.

• Rapid population growth due to the people living there lack of education, especially poor family planning, causing low birth rates.

• Ageing population due to the people living there lack of education, especially poor family planning, causing low birth rates.

How does the population problem impact Africa?

• Lack of medical services

• Lack of food

• Lack of social facilities and education resources

• High medical spending

• Lack of working labour

What do African countries do to deal with their population problem?

• Encouraging family planning

• Encouraging to have more children

• Improving education to introduce birth control

• Trying to Increase the death rates

Which of the following countries are developed countries ?

• African countries

• Finland

• Japan

• Australia