KS3 population - why it's important to complete a census

Geography Quiz - Population 03 (Questions)

Explore how governments try to manage population growth, from supporting families with benefits to encouraging smaller families through education and healthcare.

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Fascinating Fact:

Governments in richer countries often provide child benefits and family planning services, which can help to reduce family size compared with some less developed countries.

In KS3 Geography, pupils explore how population changes over time and from place to place. They study how government policies, healthcare and education can influence family size, birth rates and overall population growth.

Key Terms

Population policy: A plan or set of actions used by a government to influence how quickly the population grows or shrinks.
Birth rate: The number of live babies born each year for every thousand people in a country or region.
Family planning: Services and advice that help people decide if and when to have children, often including contraception and health education.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is a population policy in KS3 geography?

In KS3 geography, a population policy is when a government tries to manage population change by encouraging larger or smaller families using laws, information or financial support.

Why might some countries want to reduce their birth rate?

Some countries aim to reduce their birth rate to ease pressure on housing, schools, healthcare and jobs, and to make their use of resources and the environment more sustainable.

How can governments encourage smaller families?

Governments can encourage smaller families by improving access to family planning, educating people about choices, supporting women’s education and work, and providing pensions so parents rely less on many children.

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Which is a positive factor affecting population density?

[ ]	Coal and minerals
[ ]	Dense forest
[ ]	Mountainous land
[ ]	Very high temperatures

What does population structure mean?

[ ]	The age and sex of the total population
[ ]	The number of females
[ ]	The number of people in work and what they do
[ ]	The number of people over 65

What diagram is used to show population structure?

[ ]	Population cone
[ ]	Population cube
[ ]	Population pyramid
[ ]	Population sphere

Which of these encourages people to have fewer children?

[ ]	Child benefit
[ ]	Family planning
[ ]	Immunisation
[ ]	Poor schools

Birth and death rates are always given per what?

[ ]	Billion people
[ ]	Hundred people
[ ]	Million people
[ ]	Thousand people

An LEDC's population structure has which most common age group?

[ ]	0-15
[ ]	30-45
[ ]	50-65
[ ]	70+

Which of these has the highest population density?

[ ]	Amazon rainforest
[ ]	Himalayas
[ ]	North West Europe
[ ]	Sahara Desert

The difference between birth rate and death rate is called what?

[ ]	Natural increase
[ ]	Normal increase
[ ]	Standard increase
[ ]	Usual increase

What is a physical factor in population density?

[ ]	Availability of jobs
[ ]	Climate
[ ]	Housing
[ ]	Number of hospitals

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Which is a 'push' factor in migration?

[ ]	Better education
[ ]	Better paid jobs
[ ]	Higher standards of living
[ ]	Natural disasters

Geography Quiz - Population 03 (Answers)

Which is a positive factor affecting population density?

[x]	Coal and minerals
[ ]	Dense forest
[ ]	Mountainous land
[ ]	Very high temperatures

The other three will discourage settlement

What does population structure mean?

[x]	The age and sex of the total population
[ ]	The number of females
[ ]	The number of people in work and what they do
[ ]	The number of people over 65

The best way to gather this data is from a census of the population

What diagram is used to show population structure?

[ ]	Population cone
[ ]	Population cube
[x]	Population pyramid
[ ]	Population sphere

Those of LEDCs have a triangular shape because they have high birth rates and low life expectancy

Which of these encourages people to have fewer children?

[ ]	Child benefit
[x]	Family planning
[ ]	Immunisation
[ ]	Poor schools

LEDCs (Less Economically Developed Countries) are becoming educated about contraception but it isn't easy as there are many remote settlements and a lot of the population can't read or write

Birth and death rates are always given per what?

[ ]	Billion people
[ ]	Hundred people
[ ]	Million people
[x]	Thousand people

The difference between birth and death rates gives the percentage increase or decrease in population

An LEDC's population structure has which most common age group?

[x]	0-15
[ ]	30-45
[ ]	50-65
[ ]	70+

LEDCs have high birth rates

Which of these has the highest population density?

[ ]	Amazon rainforest
[ ]	Himalayas
[x]	North West Europe
[ ]	Sahara Desert

The other three places are sparsely populated because the climatic and physical features make living there very difficult

The difference between birth rate and death rate is called what?

[x]	Natural increase
[ ]	Normal increase
[ ]	Standard increase
[ ]	Usual increase

If the birth rate is lower, it would be called a natural decrease