Population Calculation Worksheet
This worksheet focuses on calculating population statistics including density, growth rate, and percentage change for 8th-grade math students.
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Population Calculation Practice
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Read each question carefully and calculate the population-related statistics. Show all your work.
1. A city has a population of 500,000 people and covers an area of 250 square miles. What is the population density of the city?
2. In 2010, a town had a population of 15,000. By 2020, the population grew to 18,000. The population increase was , and the percentage growth rate was .
3. The population of a small village decreased from 2,000 to 1,800. What was the percentage decrease in population?
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4. A country's population is currently 10 million and is growing at an annual rate of 1.5%. If this rate continues, what will be the approximate population in 5 years?
5. Population density is calculated by dividing the total population by the area it occupies.
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Match each term with its correct definition.
6. Population Density
a. The number of individuals per unit of area
7. Birth Rate
b. The number of births per 1,000 individuals per year
8. Mortality Rate
c. The number of deaths per 1,000 individuals per year
9. A small island has a population of 5,000 people and an area of 50 square kilometers. If 200 people immigrate to the island and 50 people emigrate, what is the new population density?
10. The table below shows the population of four towns in 2023. Create a bar graph to represent this data.
Town A: 10,000 Town B: 15,000 Town C: 8,000 Town D: 12,000