Exploring Demography: People and Populations

Demography

Demography is the study of human populations, including their size, growth, distribution, and characteristics. This set of questions explores basic demographic concepts relevant to young learners.

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12 Questions Medium Ages 9+ Apr 16, 2026

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1 What is the main thing demographers study?

A The weather patterns around the world
B The different types of animals in a forest
C Human populations and how they change
D How plants grow in different soils

2 What does the term 'population' refer to when talking about demography?

A A group of stars in the sky
B All the people living in a specific area
C A collection of different buildings
D The amount of water in an ocean

3 What is it called when a baby is born into a population?

A A death
B A migration
C A birth
D An aging

4 When a person moves from one country to another to live, what is this called?

A Emigration
B Immigration
C Migration
D Transit

5 What age group includes people who are typically too young to work and often in school?

A Elderly
B Adults
C Infants and Children
D Teenagers

6 What happens to a population if more people are born than die, and no one moves in or out?

A It stays the same
B It decreases
C It increases
D It becomes very old

7 What does demography help us understand about a country or region?

A Its favourite colours
B How many people live there and their age groups
C The fastest animals in that area
D The average speed of cars

8 What is the study of how many people are born called?

A Mortality
B Fertility
C Migration
D Census

9 What is the opposite of a birth in population studies?

A Marriage
B Divorce
C Death
D Retirement

10 If a country has a lot of older people and fewer young people, what might that mean for its population?

A It is likely to grow very quickly
B It might have fewer workers in the future
C It has a lot of babies being born
D Everyone is moving to that country

11 What is the term for a count of all the people in a country or region at a specific time?

A A survey
B A census
C A forecast
D An estimate

12 When people move INTO a country to live, what is that called?

A Emigration
B Commuting
C Immigration
D Travel

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