MARKHAM COLLEGE
GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
Population Test
S1
April 2012
Name ______________________
Group ____________
Teacher ____________________
Mark out of 50
Adjusted mark out of 20
(weighting 2)
1. What is the approximate population of the world?
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(1 mark)
1. What is the population of Peru?
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(1 mark)
2. Population density is a measure of
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(2 marks)
3. Match the following terms with their definitions
Distribution
Sparsely Populated
An area which does not have enough
resources to support the population
An area with generally less than 10
people per square km
Infant Mortality
The number of children who die per
Natural Increase
Lima would be an example of such a
thousand under 1 year of age
location
Densely Populated
The number of births minus the number
of deaths per thousand.
Over Populated
The location of a population within an
area.
(6 marks)
4. Work out the population data for the following countries?
Country
Chad
Peru
USA
Germany
Birth Rate per
thousand
39
19
13
8
Death Rate per
thousand
15
6
Natural Increase
per thousand
5
11
(4 marks)
5. Complete the population pyramid for Germany
Female
65-69
2.5 million
Female
70-74
2.0 million
(2 marks)
6. Add labels to show the Base and the Apex of the pyramid
(1 mark)
7. Add three annotated arrows to the pyramid which help describe the
population pyramid for Germany.
(3 marks)
The diagram below shows the demographic transition model.
Increasing economic development
Peru is in Stage 3 of this model.
8. Using the model suggest what will possibly happen to Perus population in
the future?
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(3 marks)
9. According to the model what is the driving factor which enables countries
to progress though the different stages of the model.
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(1 mark)
10. Bangladesh in South Asia is a country with a high birth rate. Explain how
the following factors might contribute to a its high birth rate:
Many people work in farming jobs:
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Infant Mortality is high:
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Lack of education:
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(One other factor of your choice)
Factor : _______________________________
Explanation
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(8 marks)
Poster from China promoting the One Child Policy
11. What is the message that this poster is trying to get across to the
Chinese people?
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(4 marks)
12. True or false (T or F)
An asylum seeker is someone who is an illegal immigrant
An international Migrant moves to live in another country
A refugee is someone who has been forced to leave their home through
persecution, war, natural disaster or some other event beyond their control.
An economic migrant is someone who moves elsewhere for work or
financial gain (money)
(2 marks)
13. For a migration that you have studied, explain why the migrants moved
and what benefits and problems this migration caused.
Where have they moved from? __________________________
Where have they moved to? ____________________________
Explain the reasons for their migration (use geographical words)
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What have been the benefits of this migration? (Think about both countries.
The country the migrants came from and the country the migrants moved to)
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What have been the negative effects of this migration? (again think about the
effects for both countries of this movement).
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(12 marks)
