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Grade 9 Geography
Population Unit Test REVIEW
Instructions: Answer the following questions as a way to study for the population unit test. As
well, completed the test review to get bonus marks and improve your final mark in the course.
PART A: Matching
Find the terms to match the definitions below.
1. A person leaving their country of origin.
emigrate
2. How close or far apart people are to each other within a population.
3. An equation: (Birth Rate) – (Death Rate).
density
Natural increase rate
4. The population that is over 65 years and under 15 years.
Dependency load
5. How close of far away populations are to one another.
Distribution
6. A survey all the households in Canada do for the government every 5 years.
7. A population that is staying the same, it is not growing or shrinking.
census
Stable
8. An area with low population density that are usually in the countryside. Rural
9. Number of people born per 1000 in a population.
Birth Rate
10. The downtown of a town or city. This is where there are lots of services.
11. An equation: (Immigration Rate) – (Emigration Rate).
Net Migration Rate
12. A very small community with a population fewer than 200 people.
13. An area with high population density, such as a city.
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Hamlet
Urban
14. So many people move into a rural area that it becomes urban.
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Part B: Multiple Choice
1. If you were the owner of a Geriatric Medical Clinic (Doctor’s office for elderly), which
location would you locate your business in to have the most clients?
a.
b.
d.
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c.
15
65
d.
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2. What is two populations very far apart from one another?
a. High Density
b. Low Density
c. High Distribution
d. Low Distribution
3. How often does Canada have a Census?
a. Every year
b. Every 2 years
c. Every 6 years
d. None of the above – every 5 years
4. What type of information does the Census ask for?
a. Address
b. Relationship to people living together
c. Birth Dates
d. All of the above
5. If you were living in a place and wanted to leave because there was a lot of crime, what
type of factor would this be?
a. Employment Factor
b. Push Factor
c. Pull Factor
d. Population Factor
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6. Which of the following is not a way for a person to apply to Canada?
a. Skilled Worker
b. Family
c. Employer
d. Business
7. When applying to Canada, what factor is not important?
a. Age
b. Education
c. Country of origin (home country)
d. Skill Set
8. The primary (the #1) way Canada increases its population is through
a. Immigration
b. Birth rate
c. Natural Increase Rate
d. Refugees
9. What type of Land Use Pattern would a hospital be located on?
a. Residential Land Use
b. Commercial Land Use
c. Industrial Public Building Land Use
d. Open Space and Recreational Land Use
10.What is a factor that affects land use patterns?
a. Pull Factors
b. Zoning
c. Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)
d. None of the above – they all affect land use patterns
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PART C: Diagrams and Calculations
1. State the Population Density and Distribution for each diagram (High or Low).
a)
b)
Low Density
High Distribution
LOW Density
LOW Distribution
c)
d)
High Density
LOW Distribution
HIGH Density
HIGHDistribution
2. Calculate each population equation using the information below about Braceland.
Braceland
Population: 2000
Birth Rate: 70/2000
Immigration: 100/2000
Death Rate: 5/2000
Emigration: 30/2000
a) Calculate the Natural Increase Rate. Show all your work.
70/2000 – 5/2000
= 65/2000
= 32.5/1000
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b) Calculate the Net Migration Rate. Show all your work.
100/2000 – 30/2000
= 70/2000
= 35/1000
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c) Calculate the Population Growth Rate¸ Show all your work.
= 32.5/1000 + 35/1000
= 67/5/1000
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3. Calculate the Population Density using the information below. Show all your work.
Population: 50 000
50 000/6250
Area (km2): 6250
= 8km2
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PART D: Short Answer
1. a) what is a Pull factor?
Want to leave a place
b) what is an example of a Pull factor?
2. a) What is a Push Factor?
Want to go to a place
b) What is an example of a Push factor?
3. List 2 Land Use Patterns and state 2 facts about them:
a) Land Use Pattern #1:
(answers vary – 6 types)
b) 2 facts about #1:
c) Land Use Pattern #2:
d) 2 facts about #2:
PART E: Long Answer
1. a) What is urbanization?
place that it becomes urban
A process where so many people move into a rural
b) Give 3 examples of changes made to a town that is going through urbanization. Explain
why these changes are happening.
Change and reasons for change #1:
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Change and reason for change #2:
Change and reason for change #3:
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