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Population Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class

Date

World population is increasing because

many people are now immigrating to make a better life for themselves and their families.

cultural factors in developing countries encourage large families.

better health care keeps more people alive who go on to have children of their own.

Population density

is a measure of how crowded a place is.

can be expressed as the average number of people per square mile.

is higher in urban areas.

all of the above

How is natural population growth determined?

birth rate minus death rate

subtract last year’s population from this year’s population

it depends on the stage of the demographic transition a country is in

Which of the following would cause world population to increase?

a sudden drop in the death rate

an increase in the number of developed countries in the world

a sudden drop in the birth rate

a sudden increase in immigration

All of the following are push factors EXCEPT...

Famine

Natural disasters

More job opportunities

All of the following are pull factors except...

Religious or political tolerance

Peace

Poverty

From the population pyramid I can tell Ghana is a(n) ________________ country.

underdeveloped

developed

rich

A country with an aging population is most likely to face rapidly rising costs for

refugees.

pensions.

unemployment.

Leaving one's home to live in a new place makes you an ...?

Emigrant

immigrant

Urbanization

Ruralization

10.

To enter and live in a new country

Emigration

Immigration

Urbanization

Industrialization

11.

What is the average number of people living in an area called?

population density

population

internal migration

push factors

12.

Using the age structure diagram, what can you predict about this countries population growth in the future?

slow ans steady growth

rapid growth

slow and steady decline

rapid decline

13.

According to this age structure graph this country's population is _______________

growing

getting smaller

14.

People who study population patterns are called:

Demographers

Geologists

Cartographers

Bossographers

15.

Which of the following is not a push factor causing migration?

A war destroys a city.

An earthquake causes a landslide which buried many villages.

Job opportunities exist in another country.

All of these are push factors.

16.

Population pyramids

are designed to show a population by age and gender.

can indicate a country’s level of economic development.

can help predict the future of a country’s population.

all of these.

17.

Tick off push factors

persecution

better job opportunities

armed conflicts

political freedom

18.

Tick off pull factors

religious freedom

better health system

natural disaster

prejudices

19.

Brain drain is

the large-scale emigration of talented people

the process by which people are given reference for migration

people forced to migrate for political reasons

a cultural feature that hinders migration

20.

Which of the following is not a reason people move to cities?

Employment opportunities

Better social life

Poor infrastructure

educational opportunities

21.

Which of the following is an impact of urban growth?

higher risk of Urban Decay

More Housing

Less People around

lower risk of urban poverty

22.

Rural to urban migration can be defined as

movement of people from cities to the countryside

movement of people from one country to another

movement of people from one rural area to another rural area

movement of people from a rural area to the city

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Population Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

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