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WorksheetsYear 6 Population
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Roughly how many people live on the planet?
5 million
3.6 billion
7.4 billion
12.4 billion
Finish the sentence: The world's population is...
falling
increasing
constant
variable
What is meant by population density?
The rate of growth of the population
The amount of intelligence in the population
The number of people living in the world
The number of people living in one square kilometre
Which pair of countries have a high population density?
Canada and Iceland
China and India
Australia and Algeria
Scotland and Colombia
Which place in England is sparsely populated?
London
Dartmoor
Manchester
Bristol
What does this definition refer to?
'The average age that a person is expected to live to'
(a)
What does this definition refer to?
'Where there are more births than deaths so the population grows'
Birth rate
Natural increase
Death rate
Population
Which of these is not a reason for the UK's low death rate?
Good healthcare from the NHS
Health and Hygiene has improved
People can pay for better living conditions
More pollution
In what year did the UK's population begin to rapidly increase?
1800
1850
1900
1950
A population graph forms the shape of a pyramid when the population is...
contracting
expanding
stationary
building pyramids in Egypt
What does a wider pyramid base suggest?
Higher birth rates
Lower birth rates
An ageing population
People living longer
Which of these is not a challenge of a growing population?
More people employed
Pollution
Poor living conditions in slums
Diseases can spread further
Which country is Kibera slum in?
India
Brazil
Kenya
Mexico
Where do slums usually form?
In the middle of big cities
Around the edges of big cities
In the countryside
In the desert
What have governments been encouraging to increase the amount of working people in an ageing population?
Education
Interrogation
Migration
Consultation
What is meant by an 'ageing population'?
The population is growing
Older people make up an increasing proportion of the population
People aren't allowed to have children
Older people are dying more frequently
Which of these continents has a high level of food hunger?
Europe
North America
Australasia
Africa
What percentage of the total food produced is thrown away?
8%
19%
33%
66%
Which of these is not a solution to producing and distributing more food around the world?
Irrigation
Richer countries get most of the food
Good roads
Support for small scale farmers and local markets
What do you think the current population of Plymouth is?
14,000
176,000
264,000
563,000
