Lesson 3.2.4.7

3.2.4.7 Population and the environment: case studies Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 2

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. Which demographic factor is a primary driver of natural population decline in a country?

    • High net migration
    • Youth bulges
    • Low birth rates
    • Falling death rates

  2. Which factor combined with falling death rates causes rapid population growth?

    • High net emigration
    • Low fertility rate
    • High birth rate
    • Ageing population

  3. Which local environmental factor is most strongly associated with high rates of respiratory illness?

    • Soil pollution
    • Poor air quality
    • Hard water
    • Noise pollution

  4. Which health indicator allows comparison of mortality between regions by removing age structure effects?

    • Life expectancy
    • Standardised mortality rate
    • Crude death rate
    • Infant mortality rate

  5. What is a major economic consequence for a country experiencing large-scale youth emigration?

    • School overcrowding
    • Rapid urbanisation
    • Housing shortages
    • Labour shortages

  6. What is a major limitation of using a single country case study in geography?

    • Limited generalisability
    • Lack of detail
    • Poor accuracy
    • High data cost

  7. Which socio-economic factor is most strongly linked to health inequalities between local neighbourhoods?

    • Topography
    • Climate zone
    • Deprivation level
    • Population density

  8. A country of 50 million grows by 3% annually. What is the annual population increase?

    • 1.5 million
    • 3 million
    • 150,000
    • 15 million

  9. What primary factors interact with environmental and socio-economic drivers to determine population change?

    • Tectonic factors
    • Atmospheric factors
    • Demographic factors
    • Geomorphological factors

  10. Which environmental factor directly increases health risks in low-lying coastal cities?

    • Glacial retreat
    • Permafrost thawing
    • Storm surge flooding
    • Continental aridity

  11. Which demographic measure isolates population change caused solely by births and deaths?

    • Natural change
    • Gross migration
    • Net migration
    • Dependency ratio

  12. Which air pollutant linked to road traffic is most strongly associated with respiratory illness?

    • Carbon dioxide
    • Methane
    • Chlorofluorocarbons
    • Nitrogen dioxide

  13. What concept describes the uneven distribution of environmental hazards across different socio-economic groups?

    • Spatial cohesion
    • Environmental inequality
    • Economic convergence
    • Demographic transition

  14. Calculate the natural increase rate when the birth rate is 15 per 1,000 and the death rate is 8 per 1,000.

    • 15 per 1,000
    • 23 per 1,000
    • 8 per 1,000
    • 7 per 1,000

  15. Which demographic indicator is most commonly used to measure overall population health in a country?

    • Fertility rate
    • Net migration
    • Dependency ratio
    • Life expectancy

  16. What immediate social impact typically results from rapid population growth in low-income countries?

    • Ageing population
    • Surplus housing
    • Declining urbanisation
    • Pressure on services

  17. Which housing issue is most directly linked to high rates of respiratory illness in local area studies?

    • Damp conditions
    • Lack of parking
    • High rents
    • Suburban sprawl

  18. A country's population of 20 million grows by 2% in year one and by 2% again in year two. Approximately what is the population after two years?

    • 21.0 million
    • 20.8 million
    • 22.0 million
    • 20.4 million

  19. What population characteristic most directly determines the specific type of healthcare services required in an area?

    • Gender ratio
    • Population density
    • Age structure
    • Ethnic diversity

  20. What physical environment problem often occurs in urban areas undergoing sustained population decline?

    • Building dereliction
    • Urban sprawl
    • Traffic congestion
    • Overcrowded housing

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