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POPULATION DYNAMICS

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Births per 1,000 people in a population is

a)

Death Rate

b)

Birth Rate

c)

Doubling Time

d)

Life Expectancy

2.

Which of the following is NOT an environment that humans are sparsely populated in?

a)

Too Dry

b)

Too Cold

c)

Too Mountainous

d)

Too Mild

3.

Where are some of the higher Birth Rates found in the world?

a)

Europe

b)

Middle East

c)

Sub-Saharan Africa

d)

Japan

4.

Number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population is

a)

Death Rate

b)

Birth Rate

c)

Fertility Rate

d)

Doubling Time

5.

What common correlation is found with Infant Mortality Rate and Fertility Rate

a)

High Fertility Rates have no correlation with Infant Mortality Rates

b)

High Infant Mortality Rates equal lower Fertility Rates

c)

Fertility Rates and Infant Mortality Rates stay constant

d)

High Fertility Rates are found in countries with High Infant Mortality Rates

6.

Ecumene is the

a)

Surface of the Earth occupied by permanent human settlements

b)

A delicious Japanese snack

c)

The area of the Earth that is suitable for farms

d)

The area that is the driest on the Earth

7.

Which of the following is not one of the three ways Geographers measure density?

a)

Arithmetic

b)

Dynamic

c)

Physiological

d)

Agricultural

8.

How do we calculate Natural Increase

a)

(BR-DR)/10

b)

I-E

c)

70/r

d)

BR-DR

9.

If a country has a positive Natural Increase it means that the population is

a)

Shrinking

b)

Moving

c)

Growing

d)

Dying

10.

What is doubling time?

a)

A command to run real fast

b)

The number of years for a country to increase its population by 1/4

c)

The change in immigration and emigration

d)

The number of years for a country to double its population

11.

Developed countries will have a _________ agricultural density

a)

Lower

b)

Higher

c)

Tremendous

d)

Superb

12.

Approximately how many humans are alive on the planet right now?

a)

15 billion

b)

7.5 billion

c)

2 billion

d)

200,000

13.

Until the 1800s, human population grew at a _________ rate

a)

Fast

b)

Non-existent

c)

Steady

d)

Challenging

14.

Which of the following is not a major concentration of human population?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

South Asia

d)

East Asia

15.

Which of these is not a factor affecting the distribution of population?

a)

Relief

b)

Wind

c)

Climate

d)

Mineral deposits

16.

Where will most of the global population growth occur in the next 30 years?

a)

Everywhere all at once

b)

In developed countries

c)

In less developed countries

d)

In China. 1.4 billion and counting

17.

This picture shows a place that is...

a)

Over-populated

b)

Under-populated

c)

At carrying capacity

d)

needs more oil, flour and bags

18.

Which is not a reason the recent population explosion in human history?

a)

Better access to medicine

b)

Agricultural revolution

c)

An increase in the global economy

d)

The AI revolution

19.

What happens to a population if the fertility rate is 4.2? (Click the most correct answer)

a)

The population grows

b)

The population doubles

c)

The population stays the same

d)

The population decreases

20.

What is not a way to decrease the birth rate?

a)

Educated women

b)

Improve the economy of a country

c)

Make contraception more expensive

d)

Have anti-natalist policies

21.

How is the death rate measured?

a)

How long a person lives until they die.

b)

Deaths / 1000 people per year

c)

Death rate / birth rate

d)

Count the number of people who die in a decade and multiple by 2

22.

If the birth rate is lower than the death rate and net migration is negative what will happen to the population of a country

a)

It will grow

b)

It will stay the same

c)

It will shrink

d)

Unable to tell from the information provided

23.

If net migration is higher than the natural change what will happen to the population?

a)

It will grow

b)

It will shrink

c)

It will stay the same

d)

naturally it will not change, that's why it's called natural change

24.

What would be the best indicator that a country is over-populated?

a)

Unemployment is high

b)

There is a lot of iron ore in the ground

c)

The country imports most of its food

d)

There are many new houses being built

25.

Australia must be under-populated, because there is so much land where nobody lives.

a)

Absolutely true

b)

Absolutely false

c)

More land, means more people can live there, so it must be under-populated

d)

Depends on jobs and quality of life in the places where people live.

26.

In China currently... (Click 2 answers)

a)

You are only allowed to have one baby. The one-child policy

b)

The fertility rate is extremely low

c)

Their population is growing, just more slowly.

d)

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is attempting to use pro-natalist policies.

27.

What can we say about the population in 2081 based on the graph. Click the best answer.

a)

The population will grow

b)

The population will shrink

c)

The population will stay the same

d)

The population will shrink assuming there is no migration