Population Issues & Challenges revision quiz

What country does this population pyramid represent?

• Bangladesh

• Japan

• Australia

• Nigeria

Refer to the population pyramid diagram. Bangladesh

• Japan

• Australia

• Nigeria

• Bangladesh

Bangladesh has a population of approximately how many people in 2025?

• 90 million

• 125 million

• 173 million

• 210 million

The issue of Rapid urbanisation in Bangladesh contributes to which challenge?

• Increase in employment

• Rural flooding

• Increase in child marriage

• Expansion of slums

What is Bangladesh’s TFR (approximately)?

• 3.7

• 2.1

• 1.9

• 1.3

What geographic feature increases Bangladesh’s vulnerability to floods and cyclones?

• Its mountainous terrain

• Its location on the floodplains of three rivers

• Its desert landscape

• Its tropical forests

What is “population momentum”?

• The effect of migration balancing out birth and death rates

• A continuing population increase due to a large base of young people, even if TFR is below replacement level

• The rate of urbanisation in Dhaka

• The balance between TFR and contraceptive use

How many people move to Dhaka daily, on average?

• 200

• 2,000

• 10,000

• 50,000

Dhaka’s population could reach how many by 2035?

• 15 million

• 20 million

• 25 million

• 30 million

What proportion of Dhaka’s slum dwellers fled environmental shocks?

• 20%

• 40%

• 50%

• 70%