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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
The number of deaths compared to the total number of people in a population
a)
death rate
b)
doubling time
c)
population decline
d)
birth rate
2.
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
3.
The average number of people per square mile
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
c)
urbanization
d)
population rate
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.
The number of births compared to the total number of people in a population
a)
death rate
b)
birth rate
c)
baby boom
d)
doubling time
7.
Which is NOT a reason for the decreasing death rate?
a)
Better health care
b)
Greater food supply
c)
Cleaner water
d)
More pollution
8.
Densely populated areas such as cities
a)
Urban areas
b)
Rural areas
c)
Countryside
d)
Suburbs
9.
Which of the following is a PUSH factor for emigration?
a)
Family
b)
Education
c)
War
d)
New job
10.
Which of the following is a PULL factor for immigration?
a)
Natural disasters
b)
War
c)
Violence
d)
New job
11.
One reason the world is growing so quickly is because...
a)
The world has infinite resources for everyone
b)
Birth rate is higher than death rate
c)
There are more and more places for people to live
d)
Death rate is higher than birth rate
12.
This population pyramid shows...
a)
Rapid growth
b)
Slow growth
c)
Negative growth
13.
This population pyramid shows...
a)
Rapid growth
b)
Slow growth
c)
Negative growth
14.
This population pyramid shows...
a)
Rapid growth
b)
Slow growth
c)
Negative growth
15.
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
16.
diagram that shows the age and male/female distribution of a population, where the youngest are at the base and the oldest at the top
a)
dependent population
b)
population pyramid
c)
food pyramid
d)
population density distribution
17.
According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...
a)
growing slowly.
b)
growing rapidly.
c)
decreasing.
d)
not changing.
18.
If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?
a)
It will increase.
b)
It will decrease.
c)
It will stay the same.
d)
It will fluctuate.
19.
Which is NOT a reason for the decreasing death rate?
a)
Better health care
b)
Greater food supply
c)
Cleaner water
d)
More pollution
20.
What is the fertility rate?
a)
The number of children in each family.
b)
The average number of children per family.
c)
The total number of children in a city or a country.
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