Population quiz games for KS3 Geography

7 live games for KS3 Geography, 97 questions. Preview every question free. Hosting KS3 Geography sets comes with a school package.

Population for KS3 Geography: 7 ready-made live quiz games, 97 questions in all.

The questions cover Population pyramids, Sheffield's population change, UK census data, Youthful and ageing populations, Reading population pyramids and World population change.

There are 3 practice sets, 2 quickfire rounds and 2 picture rounds. Question types: 51 true or false, 34 multiple choice, 9 fill the gap and 3 matching. 37 questions have a picture.

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Quickfire: Population

KS315 questions· Warm-up

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

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1
What does population density measure?
The total number of people in a countryThe pattern of where people livePeople per square kilometre
2
Sheffield's population: true or false?
Sheffield's population is still shrinking today.
3
How often does the UK take a census?
Every yearEvery 10 yearsEvery 2 years

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Practice

Population: Sheffield's population change

KS315 questions· Core

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

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1
Sheffield's population: true or false?
Meadowhall opened in 1990 on a former steelworks site.
2
Density and distribution: true or false?
Density is measured in people per square kilometre.
3
Deindustrialisation in Sheffield: true or false?
Deindustrialisation is the decline of manufacturing such as steel.

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Practice

Population: UK census data

KS315 questions· Core

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

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1
Births: true or false?
A negative natural change means a natural decrease.
2
What does the ONS publish between two censuses?
A full new count of everyone every yearEstimates, which are not a full countA new sample census each year
3
The census: true or false?
The census only asks a sample of households.

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Practice

Population: Migration patterns

KS315 questions· Core

Plays in 17 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Speed Blitz.

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1
Migration: true or false?
A person can never be both an emigrant and an immigrant.
2
Migration: true or false?
An emigrant is a person who leaves a country to live elsewhere.
3
Population pyramids: true or false?
A population pyramid shows the age and sex structure of a population.

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Quickfire: Population pyramids

KS315 questions· Warm-up· all pictures

Plays in 13 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Fossil Hunt.

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1
Picture: Data: UN World Population Prospects 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
Which country has this population pyramid?
BrazilChinaJapanNigeria
2
Picture: Data: UN World Population Prospects 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
Which country has this population pyramid?
KenyaGermanyBangladeshChina
3
Picture: Data: UN World Population Prospects 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
Which country has this population pyramid?
KenyaMexicoItalyChina

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Picture round: Reading population pyramids

KS310 questions· Core· all pictures

Plays in 13 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Fossil Hunt.

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1
Picture: Data: UN World Population Prospects 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
Population pyramid for Afghanistan, 1960. Which age group is the largest?
85+45-490-45-9
2
Picture: Data: UN World Population Prospects 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
Population pyramid for Bangladesh, 1960. Which age group is the largest?
45-4985+5-90-4
3
Picture: Data: UN World Population Prospects 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
Population pyramid for Brazil, 1960. Which age group is the largest?
0-45-985+45-49

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Picture round: Youthful and ageing populations

KS312 questions· Core· all pictures

Plays in 13 of 17 game modes, including Gold Rush, Big Catch and Fossil Hunt.

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1
Picture: Data: UN World Population Prospects 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
Population pyramid for Afghanistan, 1960. True or false?
This pyramid shows an ageing population.
2
Picture: Data: UN World Population Prospects 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
Population pyramid for China, 1960. True or false?
This pyramid shows an ageing population.
3
Picture: Data: UN World Population Prospects 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
Population pyramid for Ethiopia, 1960. True or false?
This pyramid shows a youthful population.

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