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Demographics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

The study of human populations is called

a)

demographics

b)

population

c)

distribution

2.

The number of people living in an area is called

a)

population

b)

demographics

c)

density

3.

The number of people living in a square mile or square kilometer is called

a)

population distribution

b)

population

c)

population density

4.

The pattern of where people live or don't live is called

a)

population

b)

population distribution

c)

population density

5.

How many more people are in an area from one year to the next is called

a)

population distribution

b)

population increase

c)

population decrease

6.

How many fewer people are in an area from one year to the next is called

a)

population decrease

b)

population increase

c)

population density

7.

Which of these is an example of demographics?

a)

how many males are in a group of people

b)

how many birds are in Minnesota

c)

how many trees are in the US

8.

Which of these is NOT an example of demographics?

a)

How many 16 years olds live in West Saint Paul?

b)

How many people are from Honduras in West Saint Paul?

c)

How many trees are in West Saint Paul?

9.

A population pyramid is

a)

a graph that sows the percentage of males and females by age group

b)

the pattern or arrangement of where people live

c)

the statistical study of populations

d)

the number of people living in a place

10.

Push factors are

a)

the number of people living in a place

b)

the patterns or arrangements of where people live

c)

the reasons people move into a place

d)

the reasons people move from a place

11.

Pull factors are

a)

reasons people move into a place

b)

the patterns or arrangements of where people live

c)

reasons people move away from a place

d)

the number of people living in a place

12.

Infant mortality rate is

a)

the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1000 live births.

b)

the number of births per 1000 people in an area each year.

c)

the number of infants under one year old who die in a year.

d)

the number of deaths per 1000 people in an area each year

13.

The birth rate is

a)

the number of deaths per 1000 people in an area each year

b)

the number of people who die in an area each year.

c)

the number of people born in an area each year.

d)

the number of births per 1000 people in an area each year.

14.

The age that a person born today could expect to live is called their

a)

mortality rate

b)

death rate

c)

life expectancy

15.

An official count of a population is called

a)

population pyramid

b)

rapid growth

c)

a census

16.

When a place has fewer babies born than the year before.

a)

It has slow growth.

b)

It has rapid growth.

c)

It has negative growth.

17.

When a country has lots more babies born than the year before.

a)

It has slow growth.

b)

It has rapid growth.

c)

It has negative growth.

18.

When a country has more old people than babies, and the population is shrinking.

a)

It has slow growth.

b)

It has rapid growth.

c)

It has negative growth.

19.

The number of deaths per year per 1,000 people in a place is called the:

a)

birth rate

b)

death rate

c)

migration rate

20.

The process of moving from one place to another is called:

a)

migration

b)

push factor

c)

pull factor