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WorksheetsR3-1 World Population Growth
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Experts predict the world’s population will continue to grow.
a)
deny
b)
hope
c)
expect
d)
know
2.
No one knows how long our petroleum supplies will last.
a)
continue
b)
burn
c)
be needed
d)
remain hidden
3.
Today, most of the world’s commercial energy comes from three non-renewable energy resources—petroleum, natural gas, and coal.
a)
resources that will last a long time
b)
expensive resources
c)
powerful resources
d)
resources that will run out
4.
There were ____ as many people in the world in 1930 as there were in 1830.
a)
twice
b)
three times
c)
four times
d)
five times
5.
Between 1960 and 2011, the population of the world ____.
a)
decreased
b)
more than doubled
c)
increase by less than a billion people
d)
grew three times larger
6.
About ____ of the world's water is drinkable.
a)
half
b)
97 percent
c)
a thirtieth
d)
3 percent
7.
About ___ of the Earth's land can be used for raising animals
a)
11 percent
b)
27 percent
c)
34 percent
d)
40 percent
8.
The wind and the sun are _____.
a)
non-renewable energy resources
b)
renewable energy resources
c)
limited energy resources
d)
recycled energy resources
9.
Developed countries use ______ commercial energy than the developing countries.
a)
a little more
b)
two times more
c)
three times more
d)
a lot more
10.
The amount of ___ in the air has increased since 1960.
a)
fossil fuel
b)
hydrogen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
natural resource
11.
____ has an urban area with the second largest population in the world.
a)
Brazil
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
India
12.
In _____, the population of the world reached four billion.
a)
1999
b)
1975
c)
1960
d)
1930
13.
_______ has five million more residents than Mexico City.
a)
Dhaka
b)
Mumbai
c)
Karachi
d)
Tokyo
14.
the gases surrounding the Earth
a)
chronic
b)
commercial
c)
natural resources
d)
atmosphere
15.
essential; extremely important
a)
commercial
b)
chronic
c)
crucial
d)
combine
16.
to say that something will happen
a)
predict
b)
combine
c)
commercial
d)
source
17.
continue to exist
a)
source
b)
last
c)
combine
d)
available
18.
obtainable; on offer; able to be used
a)
last
b)
gradually
c)
limited
d)
available
19.
business-related; money-making
a)
atmosphere
b)
commercial
c)
non-renewable
d)
crucial
20.
to be decided by or to change according to the stated thing
a)
predict
b)
depend on
c)
gradually
d)
commercial
21.
supply; provider of something
a)
source
b)
natural resources
c)
available
d)
last
22.
not great in amount
a)
non-renewable
b)
source
c)
limited
d)
last
23.
step by step; slwoly over time
a)
available
b)
commercial
c)
chronic
d)
gradually
24.
to merge or unite together
a)
combine
b)
source
c)
natural resources
d)
predict
25.
long-lasting; very serious
a)
available
b)
chronic
c)
crucial
d)
last
26.
raw materials found in nature
a)
natural resources
b)
source
c)
crucial
d)
commercial
27.
not able to be made of produced again
a)
limited
b)
available
c)
source
d)
non-renewable
28.
There is a(n) _____ amount of oil on Earth.
a)
limited
b)
available
c)
gradually
d)
source
29.
When automobiles first became _____________, very few people could buy them.
a)
chronic
b)
last
c)
available
d)
predict
30.
If you have a(n) _____ problem, it continues for a long time.
a)
commercial
b)
chronic
c)
crucial
d)
combined
31.
Some countries are poor because they have very few _____.
a)
non-renewable
b)
atmosphere
c)
natural resources
d)
source
32.
China has more people than the United States and Indonesia ________.
a)
combined
b)
predict
c)
chronic
d)
crucial
33.
People are _____ learning that we must take care of the environment.
a)
available
b)
predict
c)
gradually
d)
depends on
34.
The future of the Earth ______ how we use its natural resources.
a)
last
b)
combined
c)
predict
d)
depends on
35.
Researchers ____ that the use of coal will increase by more than 50 percent over the next two decades.
a)
available
b)
predict
c)
source
d)
commercial
36.
It is ______ for everyone to have a supply of clean water.
a)
crucial
b)
commercial
c)
last
d)
source
37.
In our town, all of the businesses are in the ___ district.
a)
commercial
b)
combined
c)
atmosphere
d)
available
38.
Wind is a renewable resource, while patroleum is a(n) ______ resource.
a)
available
b)
chronic
c)
crucial
d)
non-renewable
39.
The internet is a good _____ of information about population growth.
a)
atmosphere
b)
commercial
c)
source
d)
predict
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