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population 5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the factors that increase population

a)

people die

b)

immigrants arrive

c)

emigrats leave

d)

babies are born

2.

What affects population?

a)

birth rates, death rates, immigration, emigration

b)

birth rates, climate change, immigration, emigration

c)

global warming, death rates, immigration, emigration

d)

birth rates, death rates, immigration, political changes

3.

What is an emigrant?

a)

A person who leaves their place of residence.

b)

A person who arrives from somewhere else.

c)

A person who arrives from a party.

d)

A person who leaves a library.

4.

Select the factors that decrease population.

(MORE THAN ONE IS POSSIBLE)

a)

people die

b)

babies are born

c)

emigrants leave

d)

immigrants arrive

5.

The difference between the number of births and the number of deaths

a)

Natural Increase

b)

Positive Rate

c)

Actual Increase

d)

Population Density

6.

There is a _________ when there are more births than deaths in an area and the absolute population increases

a)

actual increase

b)

positive increase

c)

negative increase

7.

The people who arrive at a place are ...

a)

Immigrants

b)

Emigrants

c)

Non-working population

d)

Working population

8.

Life expectancy in Spain is

a)

higher than in 1900.

b)

lower than in 1900.

9.

When the birth rate is higher than the death rate, the

natural increase ...

a)

... is negative.

b)

... is positive.

10.

When the death rate is higher than the birth rate, the

natural increase ...

a)

... is negative.

b)

... is positive.

11.

Where are you going to find a higher population density?

a)

Urban areas

b)

Rural areas

12.

Which inland city is highly populated?

a)

Madrid

b)

Cáceres

c)

Sevilla

d)

Valencia

13.

In most countries, population is concentrated in cities.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which of the following means to exit and live in a new country?

a)

immigrate

b)

refugee

c)

emigrate

15.

Which of the following describes a population?

a)

The total number of people, animals, and plants in New York City

b)

The total number of apartments in New York City

c)

The total number of people living in New York City

d)

The amount of water in the Hudson River

16.
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
17.
Which is [likely to be] more densely populated?
a)
temperate climate
b)
polar climate
18.
Which is [likely to be] more densely populated?
a)
desert
b)
coast
19.
The average number of people living in an area
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
c)
urbanization
d)
population rate
20.
What is another name for a city?
a)
rural area
b)
urban area
c)
suburban area