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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which definition best matches the term population?
a)
A measurement of people for a specific area.
b)
All the inhabitants of a particular area.
c)
Human beings in general.
d)
The increase in the number of people in a particular area.
2.
Which definition best matches the term population density?
a)
Human beings in general.
b)
Number of people in a particular area.
c)
A measurement of people for a specific area.
d)
All the inhabitants of a particular area.
3.
The number of deaths compared to the total number of people in a population is a:
a)
death rate
b)
doubling time
c)
population decline
d)
birth rate
4.
The number of births compared to the total number of people in a population is:
a)
death rate
b)
birth rate
c)
baby boom
d)
doubling time
5.
Which is NOT a reason for the decreasing death rate?
a)
Better health care
b)
Greater food supply
c)
Cleaner water
d)
More pollution
6.
Which of the following is NOT a challenge to a growing population?
a)
Overcrowding
b)
Housing shortages
c)
Overuse of resources
d)
Increased food supplies
7.
The average number of people per square mile is:
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
c)
urbanization
d)
population rate
8.
Densely populated areas such as cities are called:
a)
Urban areas
b)
Rural areas
c)
Countryside
d)
Suburbs
9.
Sparsely populated areas such as the country side are called:
a)
Urban areas
b)
Rural areas
c)
Suburbs
d)
Urbanization
10.
The movement of people from place to place is:
a)
Migration
b)
Urbanization
c)
Modernization
d)
Industrialization
11.
Leaving one's home to live in a new place is:
a)
Emigration
b)
Immigration
c)
Urbanization
d)
Ruralization
12.
Which of the following is a PUSH factor for emigration?
a)
Family
b)
Education
c)
War
d)
New job
13.
Which of the following is a PULL factor for immigration?
a)
Natural disasters
b)
War
c)
Violence
d)
New job
14.
The growth of cities and surrounding areas is called:
a)
migration
b)
urbanization
c)
emigration
d)
immigration
15.
What is the fertility rate?
a)
The number of children in each family.
b)
The average number of children per family.
c)
The total number of children in a city or a country.
16.
What do we usually use to show age groups?
a)
Bar charts
b)
Line graphs
c)
Pyramid graphs
17.
If a country has a death rate of 30 and a birth rate of 45 the natural rate of increase would show the population is:
a)
Increasing
b)
Decreasing
c)
Staying the same
d)
Fluctuating too much
18.
If a pyramid graph is wider at the base, the population is decreasing. True or false?
a)
True
b)
False
19.
If a pyramid graph is wider at the top, the population is decreasing. True or false?
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Two-thirds of the world's population is clustered in 4 regions. Which of the following is NOT one of these 4 regions?
a)
South Asia
b)
Southeast Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Sub-Saharan Africa
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