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Geography Form 3(2)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define population distribution

a)

this term refers to the way in which people survive

b)

this term refers to the way in which people live

c)

this term refers to the way in which people are spread out over an area

2.

Factors which affect population distribution include

(checkbox)

a)

relief

b)

proper drainage

c)

climate

d)

population

3.

Life Expectancy:

a)

this is the number of years that someone born today can expect to live

b)

this refers to the proportion of children who die before the age of one

c)

this is the number of children that the average woman will bear in her lifetime

4.

Calculate the natural change for : The UK (a developed country)

BR = 12.2

DR = 9.4

a)

28% per year

b)

2.8% per year

c)

0.28% per year

5.

Population pyramids show

a)

the structure of a population by comparing people ages to life expectancy

b)

the structure of a population by comparing relative numbers of people in different age groups

c)

the structure of a population as it grows

6.

In the diagram a population in stage one is experiencing

a)

high death rate, high birth rate and short life expectancy

b)

low death rate, low birth rate and short life expectancy

c)

high death rate, high birth rate and long life expectancy

7.

In the diagram a country in stage three is experiencing

a)

decline in birth rate, high death rate, shrinking population

b)

rising birth rate, low death rate, growing population

c)

decline in birth rate, low death rate, growing population

8.

What type of population pyramid does South Korea experience in 1958

a)

expanding

b)

stationary

c)

contracting

9.

Which population pyramid practiced gender selection at one point in time in history

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

Which population pyramid depicts a country that has a good healthcare that is free for all

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

Which population pyramid depicts a country that is generally opposed to the use of contraception

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

Some implications of having "an aged dependent population" are (checkbox)

a)

pensioner will receive a pension in an MEDC for 20 or more years. Additional benefits such as free bus passes

b)

Cost of residential care and healthcare can be expensive

c)

the need for education and employment opportunities

d)

Often women live longer than their male partners leading to loneliness

13.

Some implications of having "an young dependent population" are (checkbox)

a)

the need to provide education and employment opportunities

b)

the need to provide free healthcare for children

c)

the need to provide recreational facilitates

d)

the need to supply each pensioner with a pension in an MEDC for 20 or more years

14.

China’s one child policy was a population planning policy that was introduced in

a)

1979

b)

1879

c)

1997

d)

1897

15.

The Chinese "One Child Policy" subjected (ensured that)

a)

married couples to having one child

b)

married couples to having one male child

c)

married couples to having many children

16.

The Chinese "One Child Policy" eased population pressure in China

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which of the statements below is NOT, a negative of the "One Child Policy"

a)

Abortion and Infanticide Rates Climb

b)

The Little Emperor Syndrome

c)

Gender imbalances

d)

Changed the position of women in Chinese society

18.

Major Gender Imbalance means

a)

that the majority of the population in China is male due to the fact that people can only have one child, and a boy is preferred

b)

that the majority of the population in China is female due to the fact that people can only have one child, and a girl is preferred

c)

The majority of the population in China is young due to the fact that people can only have one child

19.

What is meant by the "4-2-1 problem"

a)

children are the only person that can take care of their aging parents and grandparents

b)

aging parents and grandparents have to take care of their young children

c)

there is no one to take care of their aging parents and grandparents

20.

China's "One Child Policy", has been one of the most successful population control policy worldwide

a)

True

b)

False