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WorksheetsPopulation 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the world’s population as of June 30, 2017?
a)
6.6 billion
b)
7.5 billion
c)
8.2 billion
d)
9.1 billion
2.
What is Australia’s population as of June 30, 2017?
a)
20.9 million
b)
22.3 million
c)
24.6 million
d)
27.6 million
3.
What is Greater Sydney’s population as of June 30, 2017?
a)
3 million
b)
4 million
c)
5 million
d)
6 million
4.
The birth rate is the total number of live births in a year per…
a)
100 people
b)
1000 people
c)
10,000 people
d)
1 million people
5.
The death rate is the total number of deaths in a year per…
a)
10 people
b)
100 people
c)
1000 people
d)
100,000 people
6.
The study of the characteristics and changes in the size, makeup and distribution of human populations is known as:
a)
geography
b)
mega cubism
c)
demography
d)
topography
7.
The average number of children a woman will have during her reproductive years is known as:
a)
the fertility rate
b)
the birth rate
c)
the child rearing rate
d)
the mortality rate
8.
The act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another is known as:
a)
emigration
b)
immigration
c)
asylum
d)
seeking refuge
9.
What is the population density of Australia?
a)
1 person per km2
b)
3 persons per km2
c)
10 persons per km2
d)
100 persons per km2
10.
What is the population density of Sydney?
a)
20 people per km2
b)
200 people per km2
c)
400 people per km2
d)
3000 people per km2
11.
If only the Earth's land area of 150,000,000 km2 is taken into account, then human population density globally is:
a)
5 people per km2
b)
50 people per km2
c)
500 people per km2
d)
5000 people per km2
12.
In what year did the world’s population reach 1 billion?
a)
1604
b)
1704
c)
1804
d)
1904
13.
What is the replacement rate of fertility?
a)
1.5
b)
1.9
c)
2.1
d)
3.3
14.
What is the world’s 3rd most populated nation with 324 million people?
a)
Indonesia
b)
USA
c)
Russia
d)
Pakistan
15.
What percentage of the world’s population live in China or India?
a)
13%
b)
20%
c)
28%
d)
36%
16.
The movement from rural to urban areas is known as:
a)
urbanisation
b)
immigration
c)
settlement
d)
overpopulation
17.
Which has a greater population, North America or South America?
a)
North America
b)
South America
18.
Which is the second most populated CONTINENT after Asia?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
South America
19.
When did the world’s population reach 4 billion people?
a)
1915
b)
1939
c)
1974
d)
1988
20.
In what year did the world’s URBAN population exceed the world’s RURAL population for the first time?
a)
1997
b)
2000
c)
2008
d)
2015
21.
Which three countries have the highest population growth rates of those countries shown?
a)
India, Nigeria, Pakistan
b)
USA, Russia, Germany
c)
Australia, Japan, Indonesia
d)
Egypt, Spain, Portugal
22.
When did China’s controversial ONE CHILD POLICY end?
a)
2015
b)
2005
c)
1995
d)
2010
23.
When is the world’s population expected to reach 8 billion according to the UN?
a)
2024
b)
2038
c)
2019
d)
2070
24.
What is the WORLD’S average life expectancy?
a)
58.5
b)
62.5
c)
66.5
d)
71.5
25.
What is the life expectancy for the average Australian?
a)
71
b)
77
c)
82
d)
89
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