WorksheetsGeography Y8 - Topic 6,7,8
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
A person forced to flee their country due to war, violence, or natural disaster is called a...
Immigrant
A runner
Refugee
An illegal alien
Things that attract people to a new place are called
Push factors
Pull factors
Something that makes people want to leave where they are is called a...
Push factor
Pull factor
An example of a push factor is...
A new job
A better school
Natural disaster
Better health care
The movement of people from rural areas into cities is called..
Industrialization
Urbanization
Globalization
City moving
This population pyramid shows... (HINT: Think about the age of the most people in the country and what that tells us about the birth rate.)
Rapid population growth
Slow population growth
Negative population growth
This population pyramid shows...
a country with an old population
a country with a young population
a country with an uneven male/female distribution
This population pyramid shows...
a large number of people under the age of 20
most of the population is between the ages of 20 - 80
most of the population is over the age of 80
A country with slow or negative growth is usually...
Developed
Developing
All of the following are characteristics of a developed country EXCEPT...
A large urban population
A large rural population
Access to education
Advanced technology
When a population pyramid has a very broad base what problem does that country face?
An ageing population
A high death rate
A youth dependant population
A large economically active section
What shape is a typical LEDC population pyramid?
Oblong
Upside down triangle
Triangle
Rectangle
Movement within a country is called (a) migration e.g. Omagh to Belfast
What two things contribute to population change...
Migration
Tourism
Adoption
Natural change
Select the human barrier to migration.
Mountain Range
Wall
Visa
Desert
Bobby is moving to Kansas City because St. Louis has such high crime rates.
What is voluntary migration?
Moving due to political conflict or war
Moving out of free will
Moving somewhere for work for the summer
What is an asylum seeker?
People who migrate to find a job
People who have to flee their country
A person who has left their home country as a refugee and is seeking asylum in another
sometimes countries such as canada and australia develop their resources with the help of ________
geopolitical problems
emigrant population
brain drain
war
migration leads to exchange of culture
true
false
international migrants have the potential of transferring their skills to the _________
their country
distinary country
destination country
In which continent is Qatar is located?
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
What is the capital city of Qatar?
Dubai
Manama
Salalah
Doha
What is the main religion of Qatar?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Bhuddiasam
France
LEDC
NIC
MEDC
Philippines
LEDC
NIC
MEDC
Italy
LEDC
NIC
MEDC
Malaysia
LEDC
NIC
MEDC
Is this country Developed or Developing?
Developed
Developing
What population is displayed on the RIGHT side of this pyramid?
Children
Women
Men
Elderly
What is this a diagram of?
population pyramid
life expectancy
pension
96% of the population of Italy is Italian
True
False
Italy's official currency is:
dollar
peso
euro
kwanza
Which three of these are reasons why life expectancy around the world has increased in recent years:
Better education
War
Better medicine and healthcare
Poor medicine
Improvements in housing, sanitation and standard of living
Pick 2 reasons why life expectancy may decrease in a country?
Good healthcare
Wars - some may flee their country and others may be killed in the war
Good education
Famine - not enough resources to feed the population
Select three reasons why people might migrate from one place to another
Because they already have a good quality of life
For better opportunities - economic, environmental or social
Because they already have access to clean water
Civil war may force people to migrate for safety
Economic migration for better jobs and wages
Select 4 problems caused by an ageing population:
One child policy led to parents without children to support them in old age
Not enough working age people paying taxes to support infrastructure, pensions etc
Not enough school places
A lot of elderly left to fend for themselves as there are not enough care homes
Children won't have playmates, cousins etc
Select 4 problems faced by people who are forced to flee (leave) their country due to war
Children don't get education
Living in poor conditions e.g. makeshift tents
They can't afford designer clothes
Spread of diseases. Can't find jobs. Can't speak same language
Loss of family members and mental health issues
What is another name for a city?
rural area
urban area
suburban area
Birth rates tend to be higher in
less developed countries
developed countries
industrialized countries
