Grade 9 · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 5
People by the Numbers
Density, growth and change in a population.
What your child practises
Practises population geography: density, percentages, growth between censuses, natural increase and migration, using made-up communities so the numbers are easy to check, plus a few facts about Nunavut's young population.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: Junior Secondary Social Studies (NWT, 1993), Geography · population: density, growth, natural increase and migration, and reading population data
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
A made-up town had 2500 people in one census and 3000 people five years later. By what percent did it grow?
- 21%
- 25%
- 22%
- 20%
20%
Hint: Find the change, divide it by the starting population, then multiply by 100.
Question 2
A made-up community has 152 people living on 4 km². What is its population density?
- 38 people per km²
- 19 people per km²
- 39 people per km²
- 76 people per km²
38 people per km²
Hint: Population density is the number of people divided by the area.
Question 3
Most people in Nunavut are…
- seasonal visitors
- people who live on farms
- Inuit
- newcomers from other countries
Inuit
Hint: Nunavut was created through an Inuit land claim, and most Nunavummiut are Inuit.
Question 4
In a made-up community of 1200 people, 420 are under 15 years old. What percent is that?
- 65%
- 45%
- 35%
- 40%
35%
Hint: Divide 420 by 1200, then multiply by 100.
Question 5
The table shows one year in a made-up community. How did the population change?
One year (made-up data) Births Deaths Moved in Moved out 18 9 8 6 - grew by 9
- grew by 29
- shrank by 11
- grew by 11
grew by 11
Hint: Add births and people moving in, then take away deaths and people moving out.
Question 6
People moving into a country to live are called…
- commuters
- emigrants
- immigrants
- tourists
immigrants
Hint: Immigrants come in; emigrants exit.