World population – practice for Years 7–9

Sample questions on World population with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject

Geography

Year

Years 7–9

Curriculum area

Human and economic geography

Question types: Population YES/NO

Sample questions

1. Question 1 Easy

   Decide whether each statement is true (YES) or not (NO).

   1. The official language of Brazil is Spanish.
   2. Vatican City is the smallest country in the world.
   3. Russia is the largest country by area.
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. The official language of Brazil is Spanish. – no
   2. Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. – yes
   3. Russia is the largest country by area. – yes

   How it works: 1. NO – people in Brazil speak Portuguese 2. YES 3. YES

2. Question 2 Normal

   Decide whether each statement is true (YES) or not (NO).

   1. Australia is one of the most densely populated continents.
   2. Population density is the number of people per 1 km².
   3. Migration means people moving to live somewhere else.
   4. Most people live in the southern hemisphere.
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. Australia is one of the most densely populated continents. – no
   2. Population density is the number of people per 1 km². – yes
   3. Migration means people moving to live somewhere else. – yes
   4. Most people live in the southern hemisphere. – no

   How it works: 1. NO – Australia is sparsely populated 2. YES 3. YES 4. NO – most people live in the northern hemisphere

3. Question 3 Hard

   Decide whether each statement is true (YES) or not (NO).

   1. Asia has more people than any other continent.
   2. Urbanisation means towns and cities growing and more people living in them.
   3. India has the largest population of any country.
   4. Deserts and polar regions are sparsely populated.
   5. More than 8 billion people live on Earth.
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. Asia has more people than any other continent. – yes
   2. Urbanisation means towns and cities growing and more people living in them. – yes
   3. India has the largest population of any country. – yes
   4. Deserts and polar regions are sparsely populated. – yes
   5. More than 8 billion people live on Earth. – yes

   How it works: 1. YES 2. YES 3. YES 4. YES 5. YES

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