Population and Migration Revision Quiz

When the population grows rapidly as a result of better healthcare and food availability, this is known as

• population pyramid

• population explosion

• natural decrease

• birth rate

The study of population is known as

• demography

• cartography

• seismology

• geology

When the birth rate is higher than the death rate this results in a natural increase in population.

• True

• False

What is this diagram called?

• A population pyramid

• A population graph

• The demographic transition model

• A population diagram

Which country would you expect to find in stage one of the demographic transition model?

• Ireland

• Germany

• France

• Somalia

Pick out the factors which have an influence on population change.

• War

• Mobile phones

• Healthcare

• Electricity

In 1841 before the Great Famine, what was the population of Ireland?

• 1 million

• 4.5 million

• 6.5 million

• 7.million

The world is becoming more interconnected as a result of increased trade and movement of people. What is this process called?

• Migration

• World trade

• Population explosion

• Globalisation

What best describes this population pyramid?

• It has a young and growing population

• It is a population that is becoming old and shrinking

• The population is not growing

• There are more old people than young people

An immigrant given special permission to live in a country is known as....

• An asylum seeker

• A refugee

• A citizen

• An internally displaced person