4.2.2.5 Demographic trends in the UK since 1900 Quiz: AQA Sociology, Unit 2

The 20 questions

1. Crude birth rate measures the number of live births per how many people per year?

   • 10,000
   • 100
   • 1,000
   • 100,000

2. What does the total fertility rate measure in demographic studies?

   • Average mother's age
   • Child mortality rate
   • Children per woman
   • Live births overall

3. In which period did the post-World War Two UK baby boom occur?

   • 1918 to 1930
   • 1946 to 1964
   • 1970 to 1985
   • 1990 to 2005

4. What overall long-term trend has the UK birth rate shown since 1900?

   • Significant fall
   • Dramatic increase
   • Continuous rise
   • Remained constant

5. Which factor contributed most to the increase in UK life expectancy since 1900?

   • Increased immigration
   • Higher marriage rates
   • Rising fertility rates
   • Falling infant mortality

6. An ageing population is characterised by an increase in the proportion of which group?

   • School-age adolescents
   • Working-age adults
   • Older people
   • Young children

7. Which factor contributed most to smaller average family sizes in the UK since 1900?

   • Widespread contraception access
   • Banning of divorce
   • Lower female employment
   • Higher infant mortality

8. What overall long-term trend has the UK death rate shown since 1900?

   • Remained constant
   • Substantial fall
   • Steady increase
   • Dramatic rise

9. Which source provided the main inflow of UK net migration immediately after World War Two?

   • Commonwealth countries
   • North American states
   • East Asian nations
   • South American nations

10. How does net immigration generally affect an ageing population structure in the UK?

    • Speeds up ageing
    • Reverses ageing completely
    • Slows population ageing
    • Has zero impact

11. The dependency ratio compares economically inactive groups against which population group?

    • Total retired population
    • Working-age population
    • Infant population only
    • State pension recipients

12. Why do sociologists challenge the idea that an ageing population is purely a burden?

    • Pensions cost nothing
    • Tax rates decrease
    • Life expectancy falls
    • Older people contribute

13. A falling total fertility rate in the UK has directly led to which family trend?

    • Higher birth totals
    • Smaller family sizes
    • Larger family sizes
    • More extended households

14. Which term describes growing global interconnectedness that increases international migration patterns?

    • Urbanisation
    • Secularisation
    • Industrialisation
    • Globalisation

15. Increased life expectancy in the UK has contributed to which family structure type?

    • Multi-generational families
    • Reconstituted families
    • Childless households
    • Single-parent households

16. What happens to a population's age structure when birth rates fall and life expectancy rises?

    • Population decline
    • Natural decrease
    • Youth bulge
    • Population ageing

17. What is a main limitation of using national demographic data in sociology?

    • Ignores historical trends
    • Lacks statistical reliability
    • Cannot measure age
    • Hides internal variations

18. How has increased globalisation affected the UK population since 1950?

    • Reduced cultural diversity
    • Lowered urban density
    • Decreased foreign births
    • Increased ethnic diversity

19. What two rates decrease as societies develop in the demographic transition model?

    • Migration and birth
    • Morbidly and mortality
    • Fertility and mortality
    • Urbanisation and ageing

20. Which trend in UK birth rates contributes directly to an ageing population?

    • Falling birth rates
    • Fluctuating birth rates
    • Rising birth rates
    • Stable birth rates

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