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WorksheetsUnit 5 Population
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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1.
World population is increasing because
a)
women in developing countries are having more children than in previous years.
b)
better health care keeps more people alive who go on to have children of their own.
c)
many people are now immigrating to make a better life for themselves and their families.
d)
cultural factors in developing countries encourage large families.
2.
How is natural population growth determined?
a)
birth rate minus death rate
b)
death rate minus birth rate
c)
subtract last year’s population from this year’s population
d)
it depends on the stage of the demographic transition a country is in
3.
Which of the following would cause world population to increase?
a)
a sudden increase in immigration
b)
a sudden drop in the birth rate
c)
a sudden drop in the death rate
d)
an increase in the number of developed countries in the world
4.
Which of the following is a factor for a low birth rate?
a)
When men and women have access to an education.
b)
When most of the population has access to medicine and/or health care.
c)
When most people are living in urban areas.
d)
all of these
5.
The stages of population growth a country goes through as it develops is
a)
population density.
b)
overpopulation.
c)
the demographic transition.
d)
industrialization.
6.
Demography is
a)
the total number of people in a given area.
b)
a wealthy country with many manufacturing and service industries.
c)
the study that emphasizes statistics to look at trends in population.
d)
a poorer country with few manufacturing and service industries.
7.
In which stage(s) of the demographic transition is there a high birth rate?
a)
Stage 1 only
b)
Stage 2 only
c)
Stage 3 only
d)
Both stages 1 & 2
8.
In which stage(s) of the demographic transition is there a low, zero, or negative growth rate?
a)
Stage 1 only
b)
Stage 2 only
c)
Stage 4 only
d)
Both stages 1 & 4
9.
In which stage of the demographic transition do countries experience the greatest population growth?
a)
Stage 1 only
b)
Stage 2 only
c)
Stage 3 only
d)
Stage 4 only
10.
Population density
a)
is higher in urban areas.
b)
can be expressed as the average number of people per square mile.
c)
can be shown as population distribution on a map.
d)
all of these
11.
Immigrants are refugees if they are immigrating to
a)
escape a war in their home country.
b)
improve their economic situation.
c)
find freedom of religion.
d)
get a good education.
12.
When an immigrant moves because of pull factor, he/she is usually considered
a)
a voluntary migrant.
b)
an involuntary migrant.
c)
a refugee.
d)
a forced migrant.
13.
Which of the following is not a push factor causing migration?
a)
A war destroys a city.
b)
An earthquake causes a landslide which buries many village
c)
Job opportunities exist in another country.
d)
All of these are push factors.
14.
Population pyramids
a)
are designed to show a population by age and gender.
b)
can indicate a country’s level of economic development.
c)
can help predict the future of a country’s population.
d)
all of these.
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