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Population and Migration

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the birth rate is much bigger than the death rate what happens?

a)

Stable population

b)

Population explosion

c)

Population decrease

d)

More girls are born than boys

2.

Select the country that has a declining population

a)

China

b)

Uganda

c)

Brazil

d)

Germany

3.

Select the characteristics shown in a population pyramid.

a)

Age

b)

Religion

c)

Nationality

d)

Gender

4.

When a population pyramid has a very broad base what problem does that country face?

a)

An ageing population

b)

A high death rate

c)

A youth dependant population

d)

A large economically active section

5.

What shape is a typical LEDC population pyramid?

a)

Oblong

b)

Upside down triangle

c)

Triangle

d)

Rectangle

6.

Movement within a country is called (a)   migration e.g. Omagh to Belfast

7.

What two things contribute to population change...

a)

Migration

b)

Tourism

c)

Adoption

d)

Natural change

8.

Select the push factor.

a)

Cleaner, safer environment

b)

Better Climate

c)

To be with friends and relatives

d)

Unemployment

9.

Select the pull factor.

a)

Religious/Political Persecution

b)

Entertainment

c)

Overpopulation

d)

Forced labour - slavery

10.

Once your asylum has been formally accepted by a country you would be called a (a)   .

11.

One reason the world is growing so quickly is because...

a)

The world has infinite resources for everyone

b)

Birth rate is higher than death rate

c)

There are more and more places for people to live

d)

Death rate is higher than birth rate

12.

A person forced to flee their country due to war, violence, or natural disaster is called a...

a)

Immigrant

b)

A runner

c)

Refugee

d)

An illegal alien

13.

Things that attract people to a new place are called

a)

Push factors

b)

Pull factors

14.

Something that makes people want to leave where they are is called a...

a)

Push factor

b)

Pull factor

15.

An example of a push factor is...

a)

A new job

b)

A better school

c)

Natural disaster

d)

Better health care

16.

The movement of people from rural areas into cities is called..

a)

Industrialization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Globalization

d)

City moving

17.

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.)

a)

Rapid population growth

b)

Slow population growth

c)

Negative population growth

18.

This population pyramid shows...

a)

a country with an old population

b)

a country with a young population

c)

a country with an uneven male/female distribution

19.

This population pyramid shows...

a)

a large number of people under the age of 20

b)

most of the population is between the ages of 20 - 80

c)

most of the population is over the age of 80

20.

A country with slow or negative growth is usually...

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

21.

All of the following are characteristics of a developed country EXCEPT...

a)

A large urban population

b)

A large rural population

c)

Access to education

d)

Advanced technology

22.

Population growth rates are influenced by human, environmental, economic and —

a)

physiological factors

b)

political factors

c)

physical factors

d)

emotional factors

23.

Migration

a)

the movement of people in one area

b)

the movement of people in two areas

c)

why people move from one place to another

d)

the movement of people from one place to another

24.

Humans are most likely to live near....

a)

Mountains

b)

Deserts

c)

Bodies of Water

d)

Snow

25.

Sparsely Populated:

a)

very few people

b)

a lot of people

26.

Population Distribution:

a)

the number of people who live in cities

b)

the number of people who live in the countryside

c)

explains how people got from one place to another

d)

the number of people in a specific area

27.

Densely Populated:

a)

very few people

b)

a lot of people

28.

Census:

a)

the number of people living in a city

b)

the counting of the worlds population every 10 years

c)

the number of people living in the country

d)

the amount of money you make

29.

Urban:

a)

city

b)

farm

c)

desert

d)

beach

30.

Rural:

a)

city

b)

farm

31.

_________________ is a graph that shows the distribution of ages across a population divided down the center between male and female members of the population.

a)

Population pyramid

b)

Dependency ratio

c)

Migration

d)

Population density

32.

Social scientists who study changes in population, migration, and population patterns are called...

a)

archeologists

b)

demographers

c)

geographers

d)

cartographers

33.

Population is evenly distributed across the world.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

the study of population patterns is called...

a)

geography

b)

migration

c)

population study

d)

demography

35.

A population pyramid provides information about all of the following items except...

a)

how different ages and genders are distributed

b)

whether a population is growing, stable, or declining

c)

the exact location on the map or geography of the area

d)

what the age distribution of population will look like in the future