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Population practice GeoTech

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
The average number of people per square mile
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
c)
urbanization
d)
population rate
3.
Densely populated areas such as cities
a)
Urban areas
b)
Rural areas
c)
Countryside
d)
Suburbs
4.
Sparsely populated areas such as the country side
a)
Urban areas
b)
Rural areas
c)
Suburbs
d)
Urbanization
5.
The movement of people from place to place
a)
Migration
b)
Urbanization
c)
Modernization
d)
Industrialization
6.
Which is NOT a reason for the decreasing death rate?
a)
Better health care
b)
Greater food supply
c)
Cleaner water
d)
More pollution
7.
Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...  
a)
carrying capacity
b)
population crash
c)
lag phase
d)
mutualism
8.
What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?
a)
1.8 million
b)
1.25 million
c)
1.6 million
d)
1.o million
9.
Which of the following best describes a population?
a)
members of the same species living in the same place at the same time
b)
all the red birds in an area
c)
all types of organisms living in the same place
d)
all members of the same species
10.
If the death rate of a population is greater than the birthrate, the population decreases.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
One of the main characteristics of a population is its
a)
dynamics
b)
density
c)
change over time
12.

In most countries, population is concentrated in cities.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

One major cause of population growth is a falling death rate.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

On a global scale, rapid population growth can harm the environment.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What does a Population Pyramid show?

a)

Males and females in all age groups in a population group

b)

Number of immigrants to a country

c)

How many people died in a year

16.

What does a Population Density map show?

a)

How many people live in specific areas

b)

How many immigrants entered a country

c)

How many refugees entered a country

17.

Which of the following means to move into in another country?

a)

immigrate

b)

refugee

c)

emigrate

18.

What resources do people compete for in a country (check all that apply)?

a)

food

b)

housing

c)

jobs

d)

land

e)

water

19.

Today, world population is growing because people live longer even though the birthrate is dropping

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is the calculation of the number of births in a population each year?

a)

death rate

b)

birth rate

21.

What is the calculation of the number of deaths in a population each year?

a)

death rate

b)

birth rate

22.

This maps hows that the densest areas on Earth are in the eastern hemisphere.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What is the biggest age group in Indonesia in 2017?

a)

0-4 years old

b)

35-39 years old

c)

70-74 years old

24.

What was the total population in Indonesia in 2017?

a)

1,000,000

b)

200,000,000

c)

5,000,000,000

25.
Which is [likely to be] more densely populated?
a)
desert
b)
coast
26.
Which is [likely to be] more densely populated?
a)
temperate climate
b)
polar climate
27.

In which state is air pollution more likely to be a bigger problem? Vermont or Rhode Island?

a)

Vermont. It has much greater population density, which contributes to more air pollution from cars, factories and homes.

b)

Rhode Island. It has much greater population density, which contributes to more air pollution from cars, factories and homes.

28.

Which state has the greatest population density?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Connecticut

d)

Vermont

29.

Which state has the largest population?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

New York

30.

Which state has the population density of 41 people per square mile?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Maryland

c)

Maine

d)

New York