It took hundreds of thousands of years for the world population to grow to I billion. However, in just another two
centuries, it grew sevenfold. You know, in 2011, the total population of the world reached 7 billion. And today, it's
about 7.5 billion. Tokyo, with 37.8 million residents, continues to be the largest city in the world in terms of
population.
Advances in modern medicine are the main cause of this dramatic growth in the world population. It helps the birth
rates increase and the death rates decline. The second contributor is the improvement in living standards. This leads to
the rise of global lifespan, from 64.8 years in the early 1990s to 70.0 years today. Last but not least, the number of
women of reproductive age is increasing day by day.
However, the rapid population growth can lead to the shortage in medical and educational facilities and services. The
population grows fast so the demand for energy also increases. Therefore, energy shortages are also a big problem. In
addition, air, water and land pollution caused by growing population in big cities has bad effects on people's health.
Match the paragraphs with their corresponding headings.
Question 1: Paragraph 1
A. Causes of population growth
Question 2: Paragraph 2
B. Population explosion
B. Population explosion
A. Causes of population growth
Question 3: Paragraph 3
A. Causes of population growth B. Population explosion
Decide if the following statements are True or False or Not Given.
Question 1: The population of the world increased seven times just in two centuries.
Question 2: The global population today is 37 million.
A. True
Question 3: The birth rates are higher than the death rates.
A. True
A. True
B. False
Question 4: The lifespan today is higher than in the early 1990s.
Question 5: When the population grows rapidly, the poor have more problems than the rich.
Choose the best options to answer the following questions.
Question 1: How many people were there in the world in 2011?
A. 1 billion
B. 7 billion
C. 7.5 billion
D. 37.8 million
Question 2: What is True about Tokyo?
A. It has the largest population in the world.
C. Both A & B are correct.
B. Its population is 37.8 million.
D. None are correct.
Question 3: What is the cause of the world population growth?
A. Advances in modern medicine
C. Consequences of population growth
C. Consequences of population growth
C. Consequences of population growth
C. Traffic jams
Question 5: What is the reason for people's health problems?
A. Air, water and land pollution in big cities.
C. Energy shortages.
D.
B. False
B. False
C. The increasing number of women of reproductive age
Question 4: What is the problem that people face today according to the text?
A. Lack of medical facilities and services
B. An increase in energy
D. All are correct.
B. The improvement in living standards
D. All are correct.
C. Not Given
C. Not Given
C. Not Given
B. Increasing demand for energy.
D. None are correct.