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Overpopulation problems

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many people are there roughly in the world today?

a)

5.4 Billion

b)

6.8 Billion

c)

7.7 Billion

2.

by 2050 there will be about (a)   people in the world

3.

When there is overpopulation?

a)

When there are people in excess and damage the environment.

b)

When there are many people in the same environment.

c)

When there are few people in the same environment

4.

Name the population policy China has adopted to reduce its population growth rate.

a)

One child policy

b)

Three or more policy

5.

Explain the consequences if the country is overpopulated. (Hint: you can tick more than one answer)

a)

Shortage of food. People in overpopulated country suffer from poor health and malnourished so this reduces food productions as less number of people works in primary sector.

b)

Inadequate infrastructures. The governments are not able to provide good infrastructures and services such as school, hospitals, clinics.

c)

Shortage of houses. They live in squatter settlements. They cannot afford to own a good house so they build their own houses from scrap materials like metal sheets and woods which lack of services such as sanitation, water and electricity.

d)

Bad traffic congestion. People own vehicles and commute to work daily. Traffic congestion especially during working hours cause people to be late and not punctual to work/school. Overuse of vehicles, increases air and water pollutions. Increase smokes release to air from carbon dioxide released from factories and car exhaust fumes.

e)

Increase crime rates. People are jobless, end up to do crimes eg robbery and theft to support themselves.

6.

What is the meaning of underpopulation?

a)

There are few people to support the current economic activities of the areas.

b)

Too many people and not enough resources.

c)

Number of people living in a unit area of land.

d)

One child policy, China

7.

__________ happens when there are too many people living in an area.

a)

A. population

b)

B. overpopulation

c)

C. community

d)

D. A &B are correct

8.

What are the effects of overpopulation?

a)

A. There's a lot of pollution in big cities.

b)

B. One cause is that people's life expectancy has increased.

c)

C. Yes, it does.

d)

D. Because there are too many cars.

9.

Which one of these is not a reason for the rapid population growth?

a)

Increased Birth Rate

b)

Poverty

c)

Increased Death Rate

d)

Easy Access to Essential Resources

10.

What are some environmental impacts of overpopulation? (select all that apply)

a)

Deforestation

b)

Global Warming

c)

Urbanization

d)

Water Pollution

11.

Advances in medicine and in farming have increased

a)

human population growth

b)

biodiversity

c)

renewable resources

d)

exotic species

12.

The maximum size of a population that an ecosystem can support is called _________________________________.

a)

overflow amount

b)

holding pattern

c)

full support

d)

carrying capacity

13.
Environmental factors that keep a population from increasing. 
a)
Carrying Capacity
b)
Limiting Factors
14.
What happens when an environment reaches its carrying capacity?
a)
Populations will decrease
b)
Resources such as food, water, and space will be unlimited
c)
Populations will increase
d)
Nothing, everything will stay the same.
15.
What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?
a)
1000
b)
8000
c)
800
d)
600