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WorksheetsPopulation Growth and Distribution Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 16mins
What model uses birthrates and death rates to show how populations can change over time?
Population Density Model
Demographic Transition Model
Migration Model
Urbanization Model
Which region has traditionally larger families due to cultural beliefs?
North America
Europe
Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Australia
What is the term for the number of years it takes a population to double in size?
Population Growth Rate
Doubling Time
Natural Increase
Demographic Transition
Which continent contains about 60 percent of the world’s population?
Africa
Europe
South America
Asia
What is the average population density of Canada?
10 people per square mile
100 people per square mile
300 people per square mile
1,000 people per square mile
What is the primary cause of urbanization?
Government policies
Desire for better jobs and life
Natural disasters
Cultural traditions
What is the term for the movement of people from place to place?
Population Density
Migration
Urbanization
Demography
Which country is experiencing negative population growth?
Hungary
India
Nigeria
Brazil
What is the death rate?
Total population divided by land area
Difference between birthrate and death rate
Number of deaths per year for every 1,000 people
Number of births per year for every 1,000 people
What percentage of the Earth's surface is made up of land?
30%
50%
70%
10%
Total population divided by the square miles of an area will give the _________ of a place.
population
population distribution
population density
population growth rate
Which factor helps population Grow?
Medication to fight disease
War
Child Hunger
Which country will have the most rapid population growth?
Sweeden
United States
Mexico
None
Number of deaths each year per 1,000 people
population growth
population density
birth rate
death rate
Number of births each year per 1,000 people
birth rate
population growth
population density
migration
the number of people in a defined area such as a square mile
population density
birth rate
death rate
population
A population growth rate describes how fast a given population grows.
True
False
How does competition affect population size?
Competition typically increases the population size as resources become more abundant.
Competition typically has no effect on population size.
Competition typically decreases the population size as individuals compete for limited resources.
Competition leads to a stable population size regardless of resource availability.
All of the people in a particular area
migration
demographics
population
census
a useful material that is replaced quickly in nature
nonrenewable resources
renewable resources
biomass
solar power
