Exploring Population: Understanding People and Places
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This Grade 4 worksheet on population covers essential concepts such as population growth, distribution, and the importance of understanding populations in geography. Includes map analysis and various question types.
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Exploring Population: Understanding People and Places
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Exploring Population: Understanding People and Places
Geography | Grade 4
Instructions: Read each question carefully and provide your answer in the space provided. For multiple-choice questions, circle the correct option. For short answer questions, write your response in the lines provided. Use the map provided in Section 3 to help you answer the questions related to it.
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Section 1: Basic Population Concepts
1.
What is the term used to describe the number of people living in a specific area?
[1 mark]2.
Which of the following factors can cause a population to grow?
[2 marks]AA) Natural disasters
BB) High birth rates
CC) Wars
DD) All of the above
3.
What is the term for the movement of people from one place to another?
[1 mark]4.
What do we call a place with a very high population density?
[1 mark]5.
Which continent has the largest population?
[2 marks]AA) Africa
BB) Asia
CC) Europe
DD) North America
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Section 2: Population Growth and Distribution
1.
Name two countries with large populations.
[2 marks]2.
What is a population pyramid?
[2 marks]3.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for population increase?
[2 marks]AA) Improved healthcare
BB) Decreased birth rates
CC) Better food supply
DD) Reduced child mortality
4.
What is urbanization?
[2 marks]5.
Define 'carrying capacity'.
[2 marks]C
Section 3: Map Analysis
Analyze the population distribution map below and answer the questions that follow.
1.
Label the countries with the highest populations on the map provided.
[3 marks]2.
Which region of the world has the lowest population density according to the map?
[2 marks]3.
Based on the map, which continent has more than 1 billion people?
[2 marks]4.
Describe one reason why certain areas have higher populations than others.
[2 marks]5.
Identify one country that is heavily populated but has a small land area.
[2 marks]D
Section 4: Reflection and Application
1.
Why is it important to study population in geography?
[2 marks]2.
How does population affect resources in a country?
[2 marks]3.
What can communities do to manage population growth?
[2 marks]4.
Choose one country and discuss one challenge it faces due to its population size.
[3 marks]5.
In your opinion, what is the biggest challenge related to population today?
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