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Social Science - Population Studies

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Birth Rate is

a)

Number of births per hour

b)

Number of live births per 1000 people

c)

Number of births

d)

Number of births per 1000 people

2.

The South African population is approximately

a)

57 million

b)

50 million

c)

45 million

d)

40 million

3.

The Birth rate in South Africa is approx.

a)

50 births per 1000 people

b)

30 births per 1000 people

c)

15 births per 1000 people

d)

20.7 births per 1000 people

4.

Death rate is defined as

a)

Number of deaths per 1000 people

b)

Number of deaths in a year

c)

Number of deaths per month

d)

Number of deaths per week

5.

The population growth rate is

a)

The Birth rate plus the death rate

b)

The Birth rate minus the death rate

c)

The Death rate minus the Birth rate

d)

The Birth rate divided by the death rate

6.

SA Life expectancy at the moment is:

a)

80 for men 60 for women

b)

60 for women 70 for men

c)

61 for men 67 for women

d)

70 for men and 65 for women

7.

A disease that spreads to many countries is a.....

a)

Pandemic

b)

Epidemic

c)

Crisis

d)

Major emergency

8.

Study this graph carefully. In the semi-nomadic era the world population growth was

a)

Very fast

b)

Almost unchanged

c)

Growing steadily

d)

Dropping steadily

9.

Study the same graph carefully. In the last 500 years the world population has

a)

Grown slowly

b)

Declined fast

c)

Stayed more or less the same

d)

Grown at a very fast rate

10.

Population Density means

a)

the number of goats per square kilometre

b)

the number of people

c)

the number of people per square kilometre

d)

the change in population over time.

11.

Study the map carefully. Where is the lowest population density in SA?

a)

Gauteng

b)

Western Cape

c)

KZN

d)

Northern Cape

12.

Look at the graph showing extreme poverty. What trend is being shown?

a)

Extreme poverty staying the same

b)

Extreme poverty is increasing

c)

Extreme poverty is decreasing

d)

Nothing is happening regarding Extreme poverty

13.

What factors would affect the birth rate and death rate?

a)

Medicine

b)

Vaccinations

c)

Education

d)

All of the above

14.

When you are given statistics you should?

a)

Check their reliability

b)

Spread via social media

c)

See if three other sources say the same

d)

Not believe them

15.

Population statistics showing only the Western point of view would be with exaggeration....

a)

Virtually unbiased

b)

Unbised

c)

very biased

d)

slightly biased