Lesson 4B.1-4B.2
4B.1-4B.2 Population change and variation Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Geography, Unit 6
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The 20 questions
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Which UK region has experienced rapid population growth over the last 50 years?
- South Wales
- North East England
- Western Scotland
- South East England
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Which factor shapes population density and structure along the rural-urban continuum?
- Accessibility
- Ocean currents
- Longitude
- Plate tectonics
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Besides migration, which vital statistics directly influence population structure and dynamics?
- Imports and exports
- Erosion and deposition
- Inflation and tax
- Fertility and mortality
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According to the specification, which two demographic characteristics vary significantly between places?
- Blood type
- Height and weight
- Hair colour
- Gender and ethnicity
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Which process helps explain the spatial concentration of cultural diversity within cities?
- Glacial retreat
- Subduction zones
- Social clustering
- Volcanic activity
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A town's population grows from 20,000 to 25,000 over ten years. What is the percentage growth?
- 20%
- 25%
- 5%
- 125%
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Births are 1,200 and deaths 800 in a year for a population of 50,000. What is the natural change per 1,000 people?
- +8 per 1,000
- +24 per 1,000
- +2 per 1,000
- -8 per 1,000
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Which movement is an example of internal migration within the United Kingdom?
- Glasgow to Toronto
- Madrid to Belfast
- Leeds to Brighton
- London to Paris
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What demographic process is the primary cause of ageing populations in rural UK areas?
- Youth out-migration
- High infant mortality
- High birth rates
- Urban in-migration
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Which local factor most directly influences differences in population density between neighbouring places?
- Altitude range
- Longitude
- Accessibility
- Latitude
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Which region of the UK has experienced the fastest population growth in recent decades?
- West Wales
- South West Scotland
- South East England
- North East England
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What term describes the difference between the number of live births and deaths in a population?
- Net migration
- Population turnover
- Demographic transition
- Natural change
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What term describes the movement of older adults away from cities into rural communities after employment?
- Retirement migration
- Involuntary displacement
- Student migration
- Urban re-colonisation
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Which major component of population change is omitted when measuring only natural increase?
- Net migration
- Total fertility rate
- Crude death rate
- Infant mortality
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Which geographical chart is used to display the age and sex structure of a population?
- Isoline map
- Flow lines map
- Dispersion graph
- Population pyramid
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What mathematical formula is used to calculate population density?
- Population minus area
- Population divided by area
- Area divided by population
- Population multiplied by area
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Which demographic process most directly increases the cultural diversity of an urban area?
- Rural-urban drift
- International migration
- Youth out-migration
- Natural population decline
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What key local government process controls where new housing developments can be built in the UK?
- Planning decisions
- Gentrification
- Foreign direct investment
- Decoupling
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Which demographic measure describes the average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime?
- Crude birth rate
- Replacement rate
- Total fertility rate
- General mortality rate
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What demographic measure compares the non-working age population to the working-age population?
- Net migration rate
- Sex ratio
- Total fertility rate
- Dependency ratio
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