Life in the United Kingdom Test
Answer set 6: Population
Answer 1:(3) 58.8 million (Source: National Statistics)
Answer 2:(1). Since 1951, the population of UK has grown by 17 per cent. This is lower than the average growth for countries in the EU (which is 23 per cent), and much smaller than some other countries, such as the USA (80 per cent), and Australia (133 per cent).
Answer 3:(2). 1941 because Britain was at war
Answer 4:(4). 100 years
Answer 5:(1). India
Answer 6:(3). White 54.2 million 92.0% UK population
Answer 7:(4). Indian 1.1 million 1.8%, Pakistani 0.7 million 1.3%, Mixed 0.7 million 1.2%, Black Caribbean 0.6 million 1.0%, Black African 0.5 million 0.8%
Answer 8:(1). Most members of ethnic minority groups live in England, where they make up nine per cent of the total population. This compares with two per cent each in Wales and Scotland, and less than one per cent in Northern Ireland.
Answer 9:(3). 45 per cent of the population of ethnic minorities live in the London area, where they comprise 29 per cent of all residents.
Answer 10:(1). The UK population has grown by 17% since 1951
Answer 11:FALSE, Most people in Britain actually live in cities
Answer 12:(3). 2011, The census is taken every twn years, the last census was in 2001.
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