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1 - Population of Earth

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did China implement to slow down their population growth?

a)

they forced people to leave their country

b)

they created a one-child policy

c)

they outlawed children

d)

they gave incentives for families to have five or more children

2.

Which country is the second most populated in the world but will soon become the most populated?

a)

China

b)

United States

c)

India

d)

Nigeria

3.

The population is distributed evenly across the world

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Why did the earth's population begin to rise dramatically in the 1800s and continue?

a)

better medicines and healthcare were available

b)

better farming techniques allowed for more food production

c)

the Industrial Revolution allowed for technology to assist humans in transportation and mass production of goods

d)

All of these factors led to population growth

5.

What country has the highest life expectancy?

a)

US

b)

Japan

c)

Australia

d)

China

6.

Most of the countries with the lowest life expectancy is on which continent?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Africa

7.

Population of the United Kingdom?

a)

46 Million

b)

56 Million

c)

66 Million

d)

76 Million

8.

Most of the world's population lives in...

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

9.

All of the people in a particular area

a)

migration

b)

demographics

c)

population

d)

census

10.

Population distribution means...

a)

How many people there are

b)

How people are spread out

c)

How people travel around