Simple Present Tense
Fill in the blank: “She ___ (read) a book every night.”
reads
What is population?
A. The number of houses in an area
B. The total number of people living in a place at a given time
C. The number of jobs in a country
D. The study of people
B. The total number of people living in a place at a given time
What does population density mean?
A. The total number of people in a country
B. How fast the population is growing
C. The number of people living per unit of land area
D. The movement of people
C. The number of people living per unit of land area
What is the birth rate?
A. The number of babies born per 1,000 people in a year
B. The total number of children in a family
C. The number of deaths per year
D. The population growth rate
A. The number of babies born per 1,000 people in a year
What is demographic transition?
A. Movement of people from rural to urban areas
B. A change from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops
C. A sudden increase in population
D. The study of ethnic groups
B. A change from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops
Change to simple present: “He went to school yesterday.”
He goes to school
What is demography?
A. The movement of people from one place to another
B. The study of population and how it changes over time
C. A group of people with the same culture
D. The counting of buildings
B. The study of population and how it changes over time
What is population distribution?
A. The number of people born each year
B. How people are spread out over an area
C. The study of population
D. The age of people in a country
B. How people are spread out over an area
What is the death rate?
A. The number of people who migrate
B. The number of deaths per 1,000 people in a year
C. The number of hospitals in a country
D. The average age of death
B. The number of deaths per 1,000 people in a year
What does dependency ratio compare?
A. Workers to jobs
B. Children to adults
C. Dependents to the working-age population
D. Men to women
C. Dependents to the working-age population
Identify the tense: “They study English every day.”
Simple Present Tense
What is an ethnic group?
A. People living in the same town
B. A group of people sharing common culture, language, or ancestry
C. A political party
D. People of the same age
B. A group of people sharing common culture, language, or ancestry
What does relief refer to?
A. The weather of a place
B. The shape and height of the land surface
C. Population movement
D. Water supply systems
B. The shape and height of the land surface
What is natural increase?
A. Population growth caused by migration
B. The difference between birth rate and death rate
C. The total population size
D. An increase in land area
B. The difference between birth rate and death rate
What is depopulation?
A. Rapid population growth
B. A decrease in population over time
C. Movement into cities
D. High birth rates
B. A decrease in population over time
What is irrigation?
A. Growing crops only during the rainy season
B. Using chemicals to help plants grow
C. Use of water from wells or rivers when rainfall is not enough for crops
D. Harvesting crops by hand
C. Use of water from wells or rivers when rainfall is not enough for crops
What is a census?
A. A test given in schools
B. An official count of a country’s population
C. A map showing population density
D. A list of government workers
B. An official count of a country’s population
Which of the following best describes population growth?
A. The movement of people from one place to another
B. An increase in the number of people living in an area over time
C. The study of population
D. The number of people per square kilometer
B. An increase in the number of people living in an area over time
What is the fertility rate?
A. The number of children per classroom
B. The average number of children a woman is expected to have
C. The number of births per year
D. The population growth rate
B. The average number of children a woman is expected to have
What is overpopulation?
A. When an area has too much land
B. When there are more people than resources can support properly
C. A decrease in population
D. An even distribution of people
B. When there are more people than resources can support properly
What are capital resources?
A. Natural features like land and water
B. Human skills and talents
C. Tools, machines, and equipment used to produce goods and services
D. Food grown for family use
C. Tools, machines, and equipment used to produce goods and services
Who is an enumerator?
A. A government minister
B. A person who collects information during a census
C. A doctor who studies population
D. A town leader
B. A person who collects information during a census
Which factor can cause a change in population size?
A. Relief
B. Climate
C. Births, deaths, and migration
D. Infrastructure
C. Births, deaths, and migration
What does infant mortality mean?
A. The number of children under five
B. The number of babies who die before age one per 1,000 births
C. The birth rate of a country
D. The life expectancy of infants
B. The number of babies who die before age one per 1,000 births
Which of the following is said to reduce infant mortality?
A. A good diet and access to medical care
B. Poor sanitation and unsafe drinking water
C. Lack of hospitals and trained doctors
D. Malnutrition and untreated illnesses
A. A good diet and access to medical care