GRADE SIX SOCIAL STUDIES

Hello Boys and Girls, Have you buckled down to serious studies as yet? Each day remind yourself that you can and you will do well at your exam which will be in another few months, if you study hard and focus your mind on your lessons. Now let us do a test to find how much you have learnt about the population of a country or an area.

Answer all the questions as quickly as you can

1. The number of people living in a specific area at a particular time is known as the _________ of that area. (A) population distribution (C) population growth

2. What is the size of the population of the world? (A) Over 7 billion (B) Just about 5 billion (C) Under 3 billion (D) Less than 7 million

3.

A census provides a country with information concerning (A) resources. (B) population. (C) crops and livestock. (D) daily routine of citizens.

Most of Guyana’s population lives (A) in the interior. (C) near the Brazilian border

Which continent has the highest population after Asia? (A) Europe (B) Asia (C) Africa (D) Australia

Immigration is far greater than emigration in a certain country. This has caused the population of that country to (A) grow. (B) decline. (C) remain unchanged.

The main factors that affect the growth of a population are (A) births and emigration. (B) deaths and emigration. (C) births and deaths (D) births and immigration.

Which of the following factors has the greatest impact on the distribution of population in Guyana? (A) Climate (C) Soil and drainage

International migration is the movement of people (A) between countries. (B) from one village to another. (C) within the country. (D) from rural to urban areas.

10. One area in the world that is not (A) mountain ranges. (B) (C) coastlands. (D) (B) (D) (B) (D) (B) (D) population density population in the savannahs in and around the coastlands Deposit of minerals Rivers and seas

sparsely populated is tropical rainforests. tundra

11. Antarctica is largely uninhabited mainly because (A) of absence of mineral resources (B) climate is extremely harsh. (C) there is more highland than flat land. (D) the soil is not rich.

12. The number of births that take place in a particular year for every 1000 people in a population is known as the (A) death rate. (B) population ratio. (C) population growth. (D) birth rate.

13. How can natural increase of a population be calculated? (A) Birth Rate + Death Rate (B) Birth Rate – Death Rate (C) Death Rate – Birth Rate (D) Death Rate x Birth Rate

14. Which one of the following Administrative Regions of Guyana is an example of a region with high population density? (A) Barima – Waini (B) Cuyuni – Mazaruni (C) Demerara – Mahaica (D) Upper Takutu – Upper Essequibo 15. Which one of the following statements gives the best description of Guyana’s population distribution? (A) Some parts of the country are densely populated while other parts are sparsely populated. (B) Guyana has a high population density. (C) Guyana’s population is evenly distributed. (D) The large regions of Guyana are densely populated.

16. Which of the following factors does not affect population change? (A) Birth Rate (B) immigration (C) emigration (D) deforestation

17. All of the following factors, except one affect emigration. (A) Lack of or poor social facilities (B) Discrimination (C) Natural disasters (D) Steady employment

18. Census data are collected from each household by (A) enumerators (B) village councillors (C) staff of the Statistical Bureau (D) the Prime Minister’s staff

19. Which of these countries has the highest population in the world? (A) United States (B) China (C) India (D) Brazil

20. If there is a drastic decrease in infant mortality, the population will tend to decrease. (A) True

Study the information in the table below before you answer questions 21, 22 and 23.

Population by age group and sex

21. How many more males than females are in the 0 – 14 years age group? (A) (C) 1,746 2,746 (B) False (B) (D) 2,106 3,647

22. Which age group has the most members? (A) 0 – 4 (B) 10 – 14 (C) 15 – 19 (D) 20 – 24

23. Explain why you think the population is young or ageing? Goodbye boys and girls.