Lesson Y7-U04-L06

Reading a Population Pyramid Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 4

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U04-L06, Reading a Population Pyramid: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 4: Year 7: Population and Settlement, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What graphical format is used to show the age and sex structure of a population?

    • Climate graph
    • Population pyramid
    • Hydrograph
    • Scatter graph

  2. Which side of a standard population pyramid represents the male population?

    • Bottom base
    • Top axis
    • Right side
    • Left side

  3. Which age group is shown at the very bottom of a population pyramid?

    • Oldest age group
    • Youngest age group
    • Working age group
    • Middle age group

  4. What does the horizontal axis of a population pyramid typically measure?

    • Total land area
    • Total population size
    • Average life expectancy
    • Percentage of population

  5. What does a very wide base on a population pyramid indicate?

    • High life expectancy
    • Low death rate
    • Ageing population
    • High birth rate

  6. What does a narrow top on a population pyramid indicate?

    • High birth rate
    • Low life expectancy
    • Rapid population growth
    • High infant mortality

  7. What does the length of an individual bar on a population pyramid represent?

    • Share of people
    • Total death count
    • Total land area
    • Average annual income

  8. What does a narrow base on a country's population pyramid suggest about its birth rate?

    • High birth rate
    • Low birth rate
    • Zero population growth
    • High death rate

  9. Which pyramid shape is typical of a young, fast-growing population?

    • Column shape
    • Inverted triangle
    • Wide base triangle
    • Barrel shape

  10. What does a wide base and narrow top pyramid typically represent?

    • Ageing population
    • Young population
    • Declining population
    • Balanced population

  11. What does a pyramid with a wider top and narrow base represent?

    • Growing population
    • High birth rate
    • Young population
    • Ageing population

  12. What do the two separate sides of a population pyramid show?

    • Rich and poor
    • Urban and rural
    • Births and deaths
    • Males and females

  13. Why does a developing country often have a wider pyramid base than a developed country?

    • Higher life expectancy
    • Lower death rate
    • Higher birth rate
    • Larger elderly population

  14. What happens to a country's birth rate if its pyramid base gets narrower over time?

    • It doubles
    • It stays stable
    • It falls
    • It rises

  15. What service must a government expand first if a population pyramid has an extremely wide base?

    • Retirement villages
    • Primary schools
    • Care homes
    • Hospices

  16. Which part of a population pyramid represents elderly citizens?

    • The bottom
    • The middle
    • The top
    • The centre line

  17. Which age group is typically represented at the very top of a population pyramid?

    • Zero to nine
    • Twenty to twenty-nine
    • Seventy plus
    • Ten to nineteen

  18. What does a wide base on a population pyramid indicate?

    • Small family size
    • Ageing population
    • High birth rate
    • Low death rate

  19. What shape on a population pyramid shows an ageing population?

    • Symmetrical sides
    • Wide base
    • Narrow base
    • Even bars

  20. What does a population pyramid with a very wide base feature in high numbers?

    • Working adults
    • Retired women
    • Elderly citizens
    • Young children

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