Grade Six Social Studies

Hello Boys and Girls, 11.

12. All of the following may be associated with an area or country being overpopulated, except:

(A) Shortage of jobs

(B) Run-down housing facilities

(C) Lack of workers to fill jobs in industries

(D) Transport congestion

13.

The chief reason for the continent of Antarctica being largely uninhabited is because of the:

(A)

(B) (C) (D)

Abundance of wildlife in the coastal waters

Lack of mineral resources.

Infertile soil.

Harsh climate.

Which pair of our ancestors came to Guyana as indentured immigrants?

(A) Chinese and Portuguese

(B) East Indians and Africans

(C) Europeans and East Indians

(D) Africans and Europeans

Which of the following terms refers to the way in which people are spread out over an area?

(A) Population

(C) Population density

What does the description “140 per km2” refers to?

(A) Population (B) Population growth

(C) Population density (D) Population distribution

When birth rate increases, population tends to grow at a faster rate. (A) True (B) False

With an increase in a country’s death rate, the rate of its population growth will most likely slow down.

(A) True (B)

If immigration is much greater than emigration in a country, this will cause that country’s population to decrease.

(A) True (B) False

Give two reasons why people leave their own country to take up residence in other countries __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

What are the two major factors that can cause a country’s population to increase? __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

Name two of Guyana’s largest administrative regions, in terms of area. Give reasons why these regions have very small populations. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

Explain why people migrate from developing countries like Guyana to developed countries like Canada and the United States. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________

Goodbye boys and girls! (B) (D)

Population growth Population distribution

False

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