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Unit 3 Population and Migration

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define population density and distribution.

a)

The average number of people in a given unit area and how a population is spread over an area.

b)

The number of houses per square kilometre and urbanisation rates.

c)

Where people live on the surface of the earth.

d)

The number of a people in a country and where they are situated.

2.

Which environment is difficult to live in due to water scarcity?

a)

Tropical rainforests

b)

Mountain ranges

c)

Deserts

d)

Permanently frozen ground

3.

Which of the following describes a country in STAGE 1 of the Demographic Transition Model?

a)

High birth rates and low death rates

b)

Low birth rates and low death rates

c)

A high rate of natural increase

d)

A rate of natural increase that is either at or slightly above 0

4.

What age groups does the bottom of a population pyramid represent?

a)

The elderly

b)

The working adults

c)

The children

d)

Males

5.

What growth rate does this population pyramid represent?

a)

Rapid Growth

b)

Slow Growth

c)

Negative Growth

d)

Zero Growth

6.

Is this country Developed or Developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

7.

Predict the future population growth of this country.

a)

Negative Growth (the population will shrink)

b)

Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)

c)

Fast Growth (the population will explode)

8.
Push factors are....
a)
good things that draw a person to another country
b)
reasons that drive a person out of their country
c)
reasons people migrate to a new area
9.
 Opportunity to make more money is a .....
a)
push factor
b)
pull factor
10.

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

11.

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

a)

Industrialization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Globalization

d)

City moving

12.
What is NOT one of the push factors that have caused migration?
a)
Arable Land
b)
Conflict
c)
Agricultural decline
d)
Lack of Job opportunities
13.

Relatively few people live at ________ because of the cold climates.

a)

Low Latitude Zones

b)

High Latitude Zones

c)

Mid Latitude Zones

d)

Near Coastlines

14.
  1. The total number of live births per year per 1,000 people in a society is the

a)

Infant Mortality Rate

b)

Life Expectancy

c)

Birth Rate

d)

Natural Increase Rate

15.

Into which stage of population pyramids would many Sub-Saharan Countries, like the ones above, fit into?

a)

Stage 2

b)

Stage 3

c)

Stage 4

d)

Stage 5

16.

Birth rates being about equal to death rates are found in which stage of the demographic transition?

a)

Stage 2

b)

Stage 3

c)

Stage 4

d)

Stage 5