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Population Structure

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these measures the number of people who die in a given year?

a)

Birthrate

b)

Death rate

c)

Life expectancy

d)

Infant mortality rate

2.

Which of these measures the number of babies born in a given year?

a)

Birthrate

b)

Death rate

c)

Life expectancy

d)

Infant mortality rate

3.

Which of these measures the number of babies that die before the age of one in a given year?

a)

Birthrate

b)

Death rate

c)

Life expectancy

d)

Infant mortality rate

4.

Which of these measures the average age that someone can expect to live to in a country?

a)

Birthrate

b)

Death rate

c)

Life expectancy

d)

Infant mortality rate

5.

Which developing country is this flag representing?

a)

Cameroon

b)

Jamaica

c)

Nigeria

d)

Sierra Leone

6.

Which developing country is this flag representing?

a)

Cameroon

b)

Jamaica

c)

Nigeria

d)

Sierra Leone

7.

Developing countries have a (a)   because there is a lack of contraception and family planning.

8.

Developing countries have a (a)   because there is poor sanitation and water quality do diseases like cholera spread.

9.

Population structure is divided between

a)

males and females

b)

different age groups

c)

working and non working people

d)

immigrants and non-immigrants

10.

What DOES NOT influence to population structure?

a)

birth rate

b)

death rate

c)

life expectancy

d)

your job

11.

A country with such a population pyramid ...

a)

is rather poor

b)

has a high unemployment rate

c)

suffers from an ageing population

d)

dies at an early age

12.

A narrow base in a population pyramid indicates

a)

low birth rate

b)

high birth rate

c)

many teenage pregnancies

d)

many old people

13.

Which keyword: 'Those typically of working age (15-64)'

a)

Youthful population

b)

Ageing population

c)

Dependent population

d)

Economically active

14.

Identify the characteristics of a population pyramid for a country at a low level of development

a)

Wide base

b)

Tall

c)

Rapidly narrowing bars

d)

Low life expectancy

e)

Convex shape

15.

Identify the characteristics of a population pyramid for a country at a high level of development

a)

Narrow top

b)

Tall

c)

Bulge in the middle

d)

Low life expectancy

e)

Convex shape

16.

Birth rate and death rate determines the shape of your population pyramid.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What does a population pyramid show?

a)

The dependency ratio of a population

b)

The structure of a distribution

c)

The age, gender and size of a population

d)

Immigration and emigration

18.
The average number of people living in an area
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
c)
urbanization
d)
population rate
19.

Which continent is more densely populated, Africa or Europe?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

South America

20.

The world’s two most-populous countries are on which continent?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

South America

e)

Africa