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RDZ Population Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There are approximately 17,620 people per square mile in New York City. If New York City is 468 square miles, approximately how many people live in New York City?

a)

10,000,000

b)

8,246,160

c)

4,365,111

d)

56,778,112

2.
Which definition best matches the term population density?
a)
human beings in general
b)
number of people in a particular area
c)
A measurement of people for a specific area
d)
All the inhabitants of a particular area
3.

A city has a population of 8792 people. The area of the city is approximately 6.5 square miles. Approximately, how many people per square mile live in the city?

a)

208

b)

1000

c)

1353

d)

2000

4.

As of 2015, the most densely populated state in the US was New Jersey. The 2015 population was 8,957,907 people and the land area was 7,354 square miles. What is the the population density to the nearest tenth?

a)

1218.1 people per sq mi

b)

1500 people per sq. mi.

c)

325 people per sq. mi.

d)

8569 people per sq. mi.

5.

As of 2015, the most densely populated state in the US was New Jersey. The 2015 population was 8,957,907 people and the land area was 7,354 square miles. What is the the population density to the nearest tenth?

a)

1218.1 people per sq mi

b)

1500 people per sq. mi.

c)

325 people per sq. mi.

d)

8569 people per sq. mi.

6.

Which state has the largest population?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

New Jersey

d)

New York

7.

Which state has the greatest population density?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Connecticut

d)

Vermont

8.

This graph shows the growth of a population. Which of the following correctly describes the growth curve?

a)

Logistic

b)

Demographic

c)

Limiting

d)

Exponential

9.

What is carrying capacity?

a)

The population size.

b)

The number of individuals a given ecosystem can support.

c)

Something that causes a population’s size to decrease or stop/slow its growth.

d)

The measurement of a population  growth.

10.

Using the age structure diagram, what can you predict about the growth this country's population will have in the future?

a)

slow and steady growth

b)

rapid growth

c)

slow ans steady decline

d)

Stay about the same

11.

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

a)

slow ans steady growth

b)

rapid growth

c)

slow and steady decline

d)

rapid decline

12.

Why don't populations grow indefinitely?

a)

limiting factors

b)

only biotic factors

c)

only abiotic factors

d)

none of the above

13.

Name the type of pyramid in the picture.

a)

slow growth

b)

rapid growth

c)

zero growth

d)

negative growth

14.
A population is...
a)
A group of one species in one area
b)
Multiple species that live in one area
c)
All of the living and nonliving things in an area
d)
None of these
15.
If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?
a)
It will increase.
b)
It will decrease.
c)
It will stay the same.
d)
It will fluctuate.