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People and the Environment- Part 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True/False: Death rates have gone down because of modern medicine and technology.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Population density is usually higher in places

a)

along the coast or near water

b)

in the high latitudes

c)

in the desert

d)

in the mountain ranges

3.
Which is NOT a reason for the decreasing death rate?
a)
Better health care
b)
Greater food supply
c)
Cleaner water
d)
More pollution
4.
Which of the following is NOT a challenge to a growing population?
a)
Overcrowding
b)
Housing shortages
c)
Overuse of resources
d)
Increased food supplies
5.
The average number of people per square mile
a)
population distribution
b)
population density
c)
urbanization
d)
population rate
6.
Densely populated areas such as cities
a)
Urban areas
b)
Rural areas
c)
Countryside
d)
Suburbs
7.

What is it called when the number of humans grows beyond what the available resources can support?

a)

Population

b)

Pollution

c)

Overpopulation

d)

Population Growth

8.

What was the reason for the increase in population since the 1800s?

a)

More births allowed people to work more on their land and have more food to eat.

b)

Agriculture began to improve, and farmers could use antibiotics, fertilizers, and pesticides on their crops

c)

The Industrial Revolution improved the availability of food and clean water to more people through technology.

d)

The birth rate increased because people could travel from place to place to find food.

9.

As the human population grows, the demand for natural resources stays the same.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Which of the following is a negative effect of URBANIZATION?

a)

Greater variety of goods

b)

Jobs

c)

Pollution

d)

A greater variety of cultural activities

11.

Which of the following is a positive effect of URBANIZATION?

a)

Slums

b)

Access to education

c)

Pollution

d)

Poverty

12.

What do we call an area of a city with inadequate housing and lack of services such as water and sanitation?

a)

rural areas

b)

suburbs

c)

neighborhoods

d)

slums

13.

Which of the following are Pull Factors?

a)

More opportunities

b)

Warfare

c)

Jobs

d)

Oppressive Governments

14.

Which of the following are PUSH FACTORS?

a)

Warfare

b)

Education

c)

Poverty

d)

Better Jobs

15.

An area outside of a city with mainly resisential areas, is an example of what type of area?

a)

Rural

b)

Suburban

c)

Urban

16.

An area that is in a countryside is an example of what type of area?

a)

Rural

b)

Suburban

c)

Urban

17.

A city is an example of what type of area?

a)

Rural

b)

Suburban

c)

Urban

18.
The overall level of comfort and well-being of a group or a country.
a)
Ubanization
b)
Spatial Inequality
c)
Rural Decline
d)
Standard of Living
19.
The movement of people from rural to urban areas, resulting in the growth of urban areas.
a)
Inequality
b)
Rural Decline
c)
Urbanization
d)
Suburbs
20.

on reason for rapid population growth

a)

ubanization

b)

declining death rate

c)

population denisty

d)

pull factor

21.

What is the development of machine-powered production and manufacturing?

a)

natural resource

b)

industrialization

c)

deforestation

d)

biodiversity

22.

Push factors are...

a)

causes of migration that push people to leave their home country.

b)

factors that attract people to new countries.

c)

a person's way of life.

d)

the number of types of living things in a region.

23.

Pull factors are...

a)

factors that force people to leave their home countries.

b)

the movement of people from rural areas to urban areas.

c)

factors that attract people to new countries.

d)

moving from country to country.

24.

What is it called when people leave a country to become a permanent or semi-permanent resident in another country?

a)

Immigration

b)

Wandering

c)

Migrant

d)

Emigration

25.

How does urbanization impact ecosystems?

a)

Urbanization impacts ecosystems through habitat loss, fragmentation, and pollution.

b)

Urbanization reduces the risk of pollution in ecosystems.

c)

Urbanization leads to increased biodiversity in ecosystems.

d)

Urbanization has no impact on ecosystems.