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Grade 9 · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 5

A Changing Population

Aging, growth and global issues

What your child practises

How an aging population, small-town decline and city growth affect people, government strategies on immigration and families, the 'rule of 70', and how people in Canada respond to global population issues.

Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: Junior Secondary Social Studies (NWT, 1993), Geography · population change, aging, immigration and where newcomers settle in Canada

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    How can an individual in Canada help with a global population issue like hunger?

    • ignore the issue
    • avoid learning about it
    • donate or volunteer with a trusted organization
    • waste food

  2. Question 2

    The 'rule of 70' estimates doubling time: 70 ÷ the growth rate (as a percent). About how many years does a population growing 2% a year take to double?

    answer boxyears

  3. Question 3

    In a community of 1000 people, 100 are 65 or older. What percent of the community is 65 or older?

    answer box%

  4. Question 4

    Which is a global population issue that people in Canada may be concerned about?

    • the colour of a school bus
    • a favourite team
    • refugees and hunger in other countries
    • local weather today

  5. Question 5

    About how many people live on Earth today?

    • 800 million
    • 80 billion
    • 8 billion
    • 8 million

  6. Question 6

    Which statement about a rapidly growing city is most accurate?

    • Planners must expand housing, transit, water and schools to keep up
    • Cities cannot grow
    • Nothing needs to change
    • Planning is not necessary

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