GCSE questions

Using standard form to represent the populations and the areas of countries

 

This is a map of the main countries in Europe

 

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Your task is to do the following:

a)   Answer the questions on the accompanying sheet

b)  Match the countries in the questions with the letters above

c)   Name as many of the remaining countries on the map above as possible

 

 

1)    The population of the United Kingdom is 60,000,000. In standard form this is:

 

a)                           b)                     c)                    

 

2)   The area of France is 550,000 kmē. In standard form this is:

 

a)             kmē                 b) kmē         c) kmē

 

3)   The Czech Republic has a population of .This is:

 

a) 1,030,000,000                        b) 10,300,000                        c) 103,000,000

 

4)   Switzerland has an area of kmē is:

 

a) 4,130,000 kmē                       b) 4,000,013 kmē                 c) 41,300 kmē

 

5)   Portugal has a population of 10,084,000. In standard form this is:

 

a)                  b)            c)

 

6)   Iceland has an area of 100,000 kmē. This is:

 

a) kmē                                    b) kmē             c)kmē

 

7)   Romania has a population of 22,304,000. Write this in standard form:

 

8)   Germany has a population of 80,000,000 and an area of 400,000 kmē.

 

Divide the population by the area to get the population density. Write this answer in standard form

 

9) Italy has a population density of about 200 people per 1 kmē. The area of Italy is 300,000 kmē. Find the population and write in standard from

 

10) Norway’s population is roughly a half of Portugal’s. Find an approximate value for the population in standard form.