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WorksheetsUnit 5 "Populations" Test Review
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 41mins
How is population density usually written? (two answers)
people per square mile
people per square kilometer
population per inch
yellow and red
Why might land be more expensive in areas with high population densities?
There are fewer people to buy the land
No one wants the land
There is less land available for the number of people
People want to spend more money
Which of the following is a accurate statement about population density? (three answers)
Cities with high population densities tend to have tall buildings
Cities with high population densities tend to have less traffic
Cities with high population densities tend to have more expensive land
Countries with lower population densities tend to have more open spaces
Cities with low population densities tend to have crowded roads
Places with a (a) population density, like (b) areas, will be densely populated. Places with a (c) population density, like (d) areas will be sparsely populated.
What statistic adds to a country's population?
birth rate
death rate
growth rate
emigration
What statistic subtracts from a country's population?
rate of natural increase
death rate
birth rate
immigration
How do you find the rate of natural increase for a country?
subtract the birth rate from the death rate
subtract the death rate from the birth rate
add the death rate to the birthrate
add the birthrate and multiply by π
Which continents have countries with the lowest rates of natural increase? (two answers)
Europe
South America
North America
Asia
Africa
What are the three main factors that may effect migration? (three answers)
environmental factors
educational factors
economic factors
political factors
familial factors
Which of the following would be pull factors? (two answers)
abundant land
slavery
employment opportunities
drought/famine
civil war
Which of the following would be push factors? (two answers)
exhausted resources
good climate
ethnic persecution (treating someone poorly because of their ethnicity)
religious freedom
abundant resources
Why has the world's population increased so rapidly in the past 200 years?
Farmers have improved food production
Countries have large populations living in poverty
Nations have settled disputes through violence
Many governments have provided poor health care services
Which of the following illustrates a push factor?
Anu moves from India to the United States to be with her family living there.
Peter moves from his small town to Nashville to find a job in the music industry.
Amit moves to Turkey from his home in India after an earthquake destroys his village.
Bethany moves from her home in Ohio to go to school in France.
What is the world's population?
4.5 billion
6.25 billion
over 8 billion
over 8.3 billion
Which term means "to enter and live in a new country"?
import
emigrate
immigrate
export
Sara wants to start a new life in the United States because she heard there were more job opportunities. Is this an example of a push or pull factor?
Push Factor
Pull Factor
John is tired of his government not treating him fairly and taxing him too much. Would this be a push or pull factor?
Push Factor
Pull Factor
Eric lives on the coast of a country that constantly experiences terrible hurricanes. If he decided to move, this would be a...
Push Factor
Pull Factor
a civil war in your home country breaks out and you and your family leave to go to another country
push factor
pull factor
Most of the earliest settlements were located near which natural resource?
Coal
Iron ore
Cattle
Freshwater
Why were trade routes important for settlements?
Because people liked to travel
Because resources were not distributed evenly
Because people didn't want to trade
Because people wanted to settle by water
What are the three types of spatial settlement patterns?
Linear Settlements
Cluster Settlements
Grid Settlements
Political Settlements
Physical Settlements
Which type of settlement is mostly likely to be found along a river?
Grid Settlement
Cluster Settlement
Linear Settlement
Which type of area would a person who wants to work in agriculture want to live?
an urban area
a suburban area
a rural area
the ocean
What is the term for when several large cities have grown together and meet?
metropolitan area
megalopolis
mega city
urbanization
How is life in urban areas different than in rural areas?
Rural areas are more heavily populated than urban areas
Rural areas have more public transportation systems than urban areas
In urban areas there are more businesses and commerical buildings than in rural areas
In urban areas, more jobs are related to agriculture than in rural areas
Communities that are laid out according to a network of transportation routes are
linear settlements
cluster settlements
grid settlements
megalopolis
Any place where a community is established is a
megalopolis
settlement
metropolitan area
rural
Communities that are grouped along the length of a resource are
linear settlements
cluster settlements
grid settlements
spatial pattern
The placement of people and objects on Earth and the space between them
linear settlements
cluster settlements
grid settlements
spatial pattern
What can geographers tell from spatial patterns?
how people build settlements
where the houses are located
where the rivers are located
it is built along the length of a resource
Where would you most likely find a grid settlement?
in an urban area
in a rural area
Which two types of settlements are built around a natural resource?
cluster and grid
grid and linear
cluster and linear
Which one is NOT an urban area?
New York City, New York
Sacramento, California
Oneida, South Dakota
Cincinnati, Ohio
Which age group in Canada has the largest number of people?
50-54 male
45-59 female
65-69 male
45-49 male
What age group has the largest population bulge?
45-49
25-29
20-24
80-84
About how many people in the population are 0-4 females? (Don't forget your label)
52 million females
34 million females
54 million females
60 million females
How can you tell that females in Brazil live longer?
they don't
the bars in the middle of the graph are longer
the bars on the female side are longer for ages 75 and above
the have more children aged 0-4
Which age group in Bahrain has the largest number of people? (either male or female)
35-39 female
40-44 male
35-39 male
0-4 female
What age group has the largest population bulge?
35-39 female
40-44 male
35-39 male
0-4 female
About how many people in the population are 0-4 females? (Don't forget your label)
52 million females
34 million females
54 million females
60 million females
Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?
Rapid Growth
Growth - Slow Growth
Stable - No Growth
Negative Growth - Declining
Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?
Rapid Growth
Growth - Slow Growth
Stable - No Growth
Negative Growth - Declining
Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?
Rapid Growth
Growth - Slow Growth
Stable - No Growth
Negative Growth - Declining
Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?
Rapid Growth
Growth - Slow Growth
Stable - No Growth
Negative Growth - Declining
Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?
Rapid Growth
Growth - Slow Growth
Stable - No Growth
Negative Growth - Declining
Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?
Rapid Growth
Growth - Slow Growth
Stable - No Growth
Negative Growth - Declining
Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?
Rapid Growth
Growth - Slow Growth
Stable - No Growth
Negative Growth - Declining
Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?
Rapid Growth
Growth - Slow Growth
Stable - No Growth
Negative Growth - Declining
Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?
Rapid Growth
Growth - Slow Growth
Stable - No Growth
Negative Growth - Declining
Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?
Rapid Growth
Growth - Slow Growth
Stable - No Growth
Negative Growth - Declining
Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?
Rapid Growth
Growth - Slow Growth
Stable - No Growth
Negative Growth - Declining
Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?
Rapid Growth
Growth - Slow Growth
Stable - No Growth
Negative Growth - Declining
Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?
Rapid Growth
Growth - Slow Growth
Stable - No Growth
Negative Growth - Declining
Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?
Rapid Growth
Growth - Slow Growth
Stable - No Growth
Negative Growth - Declining
Which type of population growth is illustrated by this population pyramid?
Rapid Growth
Growth - Slow Growth
Stable - No Growth
Negative Growth - Declining
The lightest color represents how many people per square mile?
51-100 people
26-50 people
11-25 people
1-10 people
less than one person
The darkest color represents how many people per square mile?
more than 100 people
51-100 people
26-50 people
11-25 people
1-10 people
How can you tell with the map about how many people live in Delhi, India?
by looking at the symbol in the key
by looking at the color
by looking it up in an atlas
you can't.
How many people live in the city of Lagos, Nigeria?
more than 100
16 million or more
over 18 million
11-25
Which continent (not counting Antarctica) averages the fewest people per square mile?
North America
South America
Europe
Africa
Australia
In which part of Australia are most of the people located?
along the eastern and southeastern
coasts
in central Australia
along the northern coast
in western Australia
Which continent is more densely populated, Africa or Europe?
Africa
Europe
Asia
South America
How many continents have at least one city with 16 million or more people labeled on the map?
one
two
three
four
Which region of the United States has fewer people per square mile, the Northeast or the Southwest?
Northeast
Southwest
North
West
The world’s two most-populous countries are on which continent?
North America
Europe
Asia
South America
Africa
The world’s most-populous country has how many
cities highlighted on the map?
one
two
three
four
In terms of this map, what do northern North
America and southern South America have in
common? (choose two answers)
Both are sparsely populated
Both are densely populated
Both are less than one person per square mile
Both have 11-25 people per square mile
What happens to population density in China as one travels from east to west?
The population gets less dense
The population gets more dense
The population stays the same
The population increases and then decreases repeatedly
There are (a) living in southeastern China than in western China. You can tell because southeastern China is (b) and dark (c) and western China is mostly (d) .
Match the following symbols with the correct label
⬛ (filled in square)
Cities with more than 5,000,000 people
⚫ (filled in circle)
Cities with 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 people
⭕ (empty/white circle)
Cities with 500,000 to 1,000,000 people
How many people per square mile live in the area around the city of Osaka, Japan?
more than
5,000,000 people
1,000,000
to 5,000,000 people
500,000
to 1,000,000 people
less than 500,000 people
How many people per square mile live in the area around the city of Shanghai, China?
more than
5,000,000 people
1,000,000
to 5,000,000 people
500,000
to 1,000,000 people
less than 500,000 people
How many people per square mile live in the area around the city of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia?
more than
5,000,000 people
1,000,000
to 5,000,000 people
500,000
to 1,000,000 people
less than 500,000 people
