Lesson Y7-U04-L05

Y7-U04-L05 Counting People: Population Data Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 4

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U04-L05, Counting People: Population Data: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 4: Year 7: Population and Settlement, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What is a census?

    • A map showing the height of land in a country
    • A tally of the rainfall recorded in one year
    • A count of every person in a country on one day
    • A list of all the schools in a region

  2. How often does the UK run a census?

    • Every 10 years
    • Every year
    • Every 5 years
    • Every 50 years

  3. In which year was the most recent UK census held?

    • 2031
    • 2021
    • 1991
    • 2001

  4. What does birth rate measure?

    • The total number of people living in a country
    • The number of babies born per 1,000 people each year
    • The number of people who die in a country each year
    • The number of people who move into a country each year

  5. If births are higher than deaths in a country, what happens to its population?

    • It shrinks, because fewer people are alive
    • It stays the same, because the births cancel out the deaths
    • It moves to a new place, because the births are high
    • It grows, because more people are being born

  6. What is a percentage?

    • A part out of 100
    • A total number of people in a country
    • A count of every person on one day
    • A number of people per square kilometre

  7. What is the method for finding a percentage?

    • Divide the part by the whole, then times by 100
    • Multiply by 100, then add the total to the part to get the answer
    • Subtract the part from the whole, then divide the answer by ten
    • Add the part and the whole together, then multiply the result by ten

  8. What does 'rank' mean when putting countries in order?

    • Drawing a graph of population change over several decades
    • Working out a percentage of a total for each of the countries
    • Counting every person living in a country on one single day of the year
    • Putting numbers in order, such as largest to smallest

  9. A town has 200 people, and 50 of them are under 16. What percentage are under 16?

    • 50%
    • 5%
    • 25%
    • 15%

  10. A village has 80 people. 20 are under 16. What percentage are under 16?

    • 25%
    • 16%
    • 40%
    • 20%

  11. A class of 40 has 10 left-handed pupils. What percentage are left-handed?

    • 10%
    • 4%
    • 25%
    • 40%

  12. A town of 100 people has 40 under 16. What percentage are under 16?

    • 40%
    • 140%
    • 60%
    • 4%

  13. A town of 400 people has 100 over 65. What percentage are over 65?

    • 25%
    • 100%
    • 400%
    • 4%

  14. India has about 1,429 million people, Nigeria about 224 million, the UK about 68 million and Sweden about 10 million. Which country has the second largest population?

    • The UK, with about 68 million
    • Sweden, with about 10 million
    • India, with about 1,429 million
    • Nigeria, with about 224 million

  15. Which list is in the correct order, largest population first?

    • Brazil 216m, UK 68m, Sweden 10m
    • Sweden 10m, UK 68m, Brazil 216m
    • UK 68m, Sweden 10m, Brazil 216m
    • Brazil 216m, Sweden 10m, UK 68m

  16. India has about 1,429 million people, and about 360 million are under 15. About what percentage are under 15?

    • 25%
    • 2.5%
    • 50%
    • 75%

  17. About how many times larger is India's population than the UK's, using 1,429 million and 68 million?

    • About 100 times
    • About 21 times
    • About 2 times
    • About 10 times

  18. Why does a government want to know how its population is changing?

    • So it can plan schools, hospitals, housing and transport
    • So it can change the colour of its maps
    • So it can stop all births and deaths
    • So it can count the number of rivers in the country

  19. A census shows more people over 65 than under 16. Which problem might this cause?

    • The country will have too little rainfall to grow crops
    • The country will have too many schools for its children
    • The country will need fewer hospitals for older people
    • The country may need more hospitals and care for older people

  20. Why are percentages more useful than totals when comparing countries?

    • They are always bigger numbers than totals
    • They make every country the same size on a map
    • They show how many people were born in each country
    • They turn different totals into a fair part out of 100

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