Starter quiz
- What is the current population of the United Kingdom?
- Approximately 6.8 billion
- Approximately 6.8 million
- Approximately 68 million ✓
- Approximately 680 000
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- Which country has the largest population in the world?
- Australia
- China ✓
- India
- The United States of America
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- What is the current population of Earth?
- Around 8 billion ✓
- Around 8 million
- Around 8 trillion
- Around 800 million
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- What is birth rate?
- The number of live births per 1000 people per year ✓
- The number of deaths per 1000 people per year
- The total number of people living in a specific area
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- Which statement regarding population is true?
- Population can grow, shrink, or stay the same over time. ✓
- Population only grows over time.
- Population only shrinks over time.
- Population only stays the same over time.
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- Which statement regarding population is true?
- Some places have more people living in them than others. ✓
- All places have the same number of people in them.
- Most places have the same number of people in them.
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following is the correct definition of birth rate?
- The number of live births per 1000 people per year ✓
- The number of deaths per 1000 people per year
- When the birth rate is higher than the death rate
- When the death rate is higher than the birth rate
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- Which of the following is the correct definition of death rate?
- The number of live births per 1000 people per year
- The number of deaths per 1000 people per year ✓
- When the birth rate is higher than the death rate
- When the death rate is higher than the birth rate
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- Which of the following is the correct definition of natural increase?
- The number of live births per 1000 people per year
- The number of deaths per 1000 people per year
- When the birth rate is higher than the death rate ✓
- When the death rate is higher than the birth rate
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- Which of the following is the correct definition of natural decrease?
- The number of live births per 1000 people per year
- The number of deaths per 1000 people per year
- When the birth rate is higher than the death rate
- When the death rate is higher than the birth rate ✓
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- In which year did world population reach 8 billion?
- 2003
- 2013
- 2023 ✓
- 2033
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- In which year is world population expected to reach 9 billion?
- 2027
- 2037 ✓
- 2047
- 2057
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Worksheet
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Our population is growing and has reached 8 billion people.
- Our population has changed over time, but icnreased most rapidly since the 1800s.
- Population growth is slowing down, but is still expected to hit 9 billion by 2037.
Common misconception
That birth rates and death rates are the total number of people who have been born or died.
Birth and death rates are per 1 000 people per year.
Keywords
Birth rate - the number of live births per 1000 people per year
Death rate - the number of deaths per 1000 people per year
Population - the total number of people living in a specific area
Natural increase - when the birth rate is higher than the death rate over a period of time
Natural decrease - when the death rate is higher than the birth rate over a period of time
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