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Population Skills Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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)

Growth (the population will definitely grow)

d)

Fast Growth (the population will explode)

2.

Is this country Developed or Developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

3.

Which country, A or B, has an ageing population?

a)

A

b)

B

4.

Describe the life expectancy of this country

a)

People live a long time

b)

People die early

c)

Men live longer than women

5.

Which statement is true?

a)

There are more men in this country

b)

There are fewer women in this country

c)

There are more 30-34 year olds than 25-29 year olds

d)

There are more people age 25-29 than 30-34

6.

How can you tell that females in Brazil live longer?

a)

they don't

b)

the bars in the middle of the graph are longer

c)

the bars on the female side are longer for ages 75 and above

d)

the have more children aged 0-4

7.

What age group has the largest population bulge?

a)

45-49

b)

25-29

c)

20-24

d)

80-84

8.

The average number of people per square mile is...

a)

Birth rate

b)

Land area

c)

Population density

d)

too many

9.
Which definition best matches the term population?
a)
A measurement of people for a specific area
b)
All the inhabitants of a particular area
c)
human beings in general
d)
the increase in the number of people in a particular area
10.
Which of these best explains the high population density in China's eastern region?
a)
The region is not capable of supporting large scale farming
b)
The region is close to the ocean and has favorable climate
c)
The region is home to the emperor 
d)
The region is located near active volcanoes
11.
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)
57148
b)
208
c)
1353
d)
135
12.

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.

13.
Job opportunities caused movement in America. People moved from--
a)
the rural countryside to the city
b)
the United States to Mexico
c)
The United States to Canada
d)
cities to the country
14.

What is Urbanization?

a)

Growth of Cities

b)

The Growth of Inventions

c)

The challenge of immigration

d)

The growth of farms

15.
Urban areas are more likely than rural areas to have:
a)
larger population size.
b)
higher population density.
c)
more heterogeneity.
d)
all of the above.
16.

Using the population map above, what can be determined about the population density of Europe?

a)

The population is sparse around the pyrenees and Alps Mountains and is dense around major water sources where the climate is mild.

b)

The Iberian peninsula is densely populated while the Northern European Plain is sparsely populated

c)

More people live in Southern Europe than in Northern Europe

d)

Archipelagos are densely populated landforms

17.

The measure of people in an area 

a)

Population

b)

Population Movement.

c)

Population Density

d)

Rural to Urban Migration

18.

Explain the difference between "POPULATION" and "POPULATION DENSITY"...

4 lines
19.

Having the characteristic of a city

a)

Rural

b)

Metropolitain

c)

Megalopolis

d)

Urban