Population Quiz (geography)

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A quiz to test how much you know about the topic population
Charlotte Gregory
Quiz by Charlotte Gregory, updated more than 1 year ago
Charlotte Gregory
Created by Charlotte Gregory over 8 years ago
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Question 1

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What is the definition of population?
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  • Total number of inhabitants in a specified area
  • Total number of inhabitants in the whole world

Question 2

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The birth rate tells us how many babies are born each year and it is written as a fraction out of 100.
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  • True
  • False

Question 3

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Population pyramids are also know as [blank_start]sex pyramids[blank_end]. they show [blank_start]age[blank_end] and these diagrams divide people into [blank_start]age groups[blank_end] and gives the percentage of [blank_start]males and females in each[blank_end]. The shape of the pyramid also tells you about [blank_start]birth rates, death rates[blank_end] and other pieces of information
Answer
  • sex pyramids
  • age
  • age groups
  • males and females in each
  • birth rates, death rates

Question 4

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What causes an ageing population?
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  • more babies born and more people living longer
  • fewer babies born and people living longer

Question 5

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People are living longer because of improved medical services and higher living standards/ cleaner water and supplies
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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women are having more babies due to social pressures increased job opportunites and improved planning family services
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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what is the dependency ratio?
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  • the relationship between the group of dependent people
  • the group of people who live in council support

Question 8

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What is the dependency ratio
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  • number of 16-65 over the number of under 16s plus the number of over 65s
  • number of under 16s plus the number of over 65s over the number of 16s-65s times 100

Question 9

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migration can be daily, seasonal or permanent. it is a movement of people from a source area to a receiving area.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 10

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what is an emigrant
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  • person who moves out of their country
  • person who is forced to leave their country
  • the rate of people moving in and out of a country
  • people that move out of a country
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