This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the #1 reason for migration? A) Better Economic opportunity. B) Escaping violence. C) Reunion with family. D) Desire to expand business networks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Better Economic opportunity. 2. ..... shows how people are spread out over an ..... A) Population disturbancecountry. B) Population distributioncountry. C) Population distributearea. D) Population distributionarea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population distributionarea. 3. The total fertility rate is a measure of the number of children that would be born if all women lived to the life expectancy age for the given country in which they live. Please select the best answer from the choices provided. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Fill in the blank:Stage 1 of the epidemiologic transition is called ..... and famine. A) Recuperation. B) Pestilence. C) Degeneration. D) Expansion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pestilence. 5. What do geographers study over time? A) School patterns. B) Business patterns. C) Population patterns. D) Transportation patterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population patterns. 6. Fill in the blank:The Industrial Revolution led to significant improvements in ..... A) Ancient art. B) Space exploration. C) Public health. D) Medieval warfare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Public health. 7. Most people in Southwest Asia generally live near A) Mountains. B) Deserts. C) Rivers and coastlines. D) Plains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rivers and coastlines. 8. Which of the following is not a key statistic in tracking population change?average life spanbirthratedeath raterate of natural increase A) Birth rate. B) Average life span. C) Natural incresas. D) Death rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Average life span. 9. Triangular shaped pyramid refers to- A) Expanding population. B) Constant population. C) Declining population. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expanding population. 10. Resource that can be replaced at a rate close to its rate of use or in an unlimited supply. A) Renewable resource. B) Nonrenewable resource. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resource. 11. If life expectancy rises to 120 years, how would that affect the population pyramid? A) No change. B) More people at the top (elderly). C) Fewer people in the middle. D) More babies at the bottom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More people at the top (elderly). 12. Ibadan, Benin City, Abuja and Aba are located on? A) Tanzania. B) Nigeria. C) Benin. D) Gabon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nigeria. 13. How would you calculate the total population of a country? A) Natural increase+ Migration. B) Migration-natural increase. C) Migration/natural increase. D) Natural increase+ natural decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural increase+ Migration. 14. Which of the following push factors caused millions of people to flee their homes in Bosnia during the early 1990s? A) Religious persecution. B) Environmental pollution. C) Overpopulation. D) Lack of job opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religious persecution. 15. When birth and death rates decrease because a country's standard of living improves is called ..... A) Crude Birth Rate. B) Rate of natural increase. C) The demographic transition model. D) Improvement with time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The demographic transition model. 16. Diaspora is the ..... A) Amount of people working overseas. B) Spread of people from their homeland. C) Increase in births per family. D) The return of people to their place of birth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spread of people from their homeland. 17. What does the term 'Emigrate' mean? A) To leave a country. B) To enter a country. C) To stay in a country. D) To visit a country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To leave a country. 18. Where will most of the global population growth occur in the next 30 years? A) Everywhere all at once. B) In developed countries. C) In less developed countries. D) In China. 1.4 billion and counting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In less developed countries. 19. The difference between an area's birthrate and its death rate A) Population density. B) Population pyramid. C) Natural increase. D) Culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural increase. 20. There are 195 ..... in the world spread over our 7 continents. A) Oceans. B) Countries. C) States. D) Cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Countries. 21. The process of moving from one place to another is called ..... A) Population growth. B) Birthrate. C) Natural increase. D) Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Migration. 22. If a country has a Crude Birth Rate (CBR) of 22 per 1, 000 people, what does that mean? A) It means there are 22 deaths per 1, 000 people in a year. B) It means there are 22 marriages per 1, 000 people in a year. C) It means there are 22 immigrants per 1, 000 people in a year. D) It means there are 22 births per 1, 000 people in a year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It means there are 22 births per 1, 000 people in a year. 23. Most of the population lives in cities in this island nation A) Russia. B) Germany. C) United Kingdom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) United Kingdom. 24. To be a Megacity, the population has to be above A) 15 million. B) 10 million. C) 8 million. D) 11 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10 million. 25. What is one cause of population change? A) Migration. B) Death rate. C) Natural disasters. D) Birth rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Migration. 26. The world's population in 2100 is projected to be ..... A) Twelve billion. B) Eleven billion. C) Nine billion. D) Ten billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eleven billion. 27. A tweet would be considered a ..... source because they are the exact words of the person posting it. A) Secondary. B) Invalid. C) Tertiary. D) Primary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Primary. 28. What are population cartograms? A) Visual representations of population data where the size of geographic areas is distorted to reflect population size. B) Charts that display population growth over time in a linear format. C) Maps that show the geographical distribution of various species. D) Diagrams that illustrate the economic activities of different regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visual representations of population data where the size of geographic areas is distorted to reflect population size. 29. What does the term birthrate mean? A) The total population of a country. B) The number of people who migrate each year. C) The number of deaths per year per 1, 000 people. D) The number of births per year per 1, 000 people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The number of births per year per 1, 000 people. 30. Which of the following is NOT an example of a city that grew because of trade routes? A) Rome, Italy. B) Samarkand, Uzbekistan. C) Xi'an, China. D) Timbuktu, Mali. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rome, Italy. 31. What is an example of such a disease mentioned in the notes? A) Obesity. B) Diabetes. C) Tuberculosis. D) Asthma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obesity. 32. What is a common reason for refugees to migrate? A) To find better weather. B) To seek new job opportunities. C) To join family members. D) To escape conflict or persecution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To escape conflict or persecution. 33. Which DTM stage best describes a nation with an aging population and declining fertility? A) Stage 5. B) Stage 4. C) Stage 2. D) Stage 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stage 5. 34. What is the term for a change in food habits and culture due to increased wealth? A) Diet transformation. B) Culinary shift. C) Food revolution. D) Nutrition transition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nutrition transition. 35. Yes, economic growth will happen, but not always equally. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. What are the potential social implications of an aging population? A) Decreased life expectancy. B) Greater economic growth due to increased savings. C) Higher demand for healthcare services, changes in family structures, and potential labor shortages. D) Increased workforce participation among older adults. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higher demand for healthcare services, changes in family structures, and potential labor shortages. 37. What is the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) used to explain? A) Changes in government systems. B) Changes in population growth over time. C) Changes in climate. D) Changes in economic policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Changes in population growth over time. 38. Geographers and historians study culture hearths because they are the centers where the world's first civilizations arose. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. How is Natural Increase calculated? A) Birth rate divided by death rate. B) Birth rate plus death rate. C) Birth rate minus death rate. D) Death rate minus birth rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birth rate minus death rate. 40. Which country has the highest population density? A) Monaco. B) USA. C) China. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monaco. 41. Which country in the world today has the most Internally Displaced people? A) Greece. B) China. C) Syria. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Syria. 42. Political boundaries change mainly due to: A) Climate change. B) Wars, treaties, and cultural shifts. C) Population size. D) Language differences only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wars, treaties, and cultural shifts. 43. Refers to natural things A) Physical environment. B) Urban settlement. C) Human environment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical environment. 44. The main agricultural product mentioned for Japan is (a) A) Wheat. B) Soybeans. C) A. Rice. D) Corn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. Rice. 45. Given two countries with similar climates, why might one have a much higher population density than the other? A) It has more mountains. B) It has more economic opportunities and better infrastructure. C) It has less fertile soil. D) It is farther from the equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has more economic opportunities and better infrastructure. 46. What does the term 'imaginary line' refer to? A) A historical event. B) A boundary. C) A geographical feature. D) A population statistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A boundary. 47. Process by which the interaction of social and economic factors leads to the development of industries across a community, region or country A) Peripheral countries. B) Industrialization. C) Modernization. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industrialization. 48. The demographic transition model was first used to show how falling birth rates death rates relate to the industrialization of Europe. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. Why do people tend to settle near water sources? A) People settle near water sources for the calming sound of water. B) Water is essential for survival and provides various resources necessary for human life. C) People settle near water sources to avoid sunlight exposure. D) People settle near water sources because they enjoy swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water is essential for survival and provides various resources necessary for human life. 50. Regarding Natural Resource Use:A Host Country is ..... A) A Country that hosts the Olympic Games. B) A Country that provides the location and resources for a foreign company's project. C) A Country that has suitable farmland for the government to turn into large industrial buildings. D) A Country with a large amount of coal that can be extracted from the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Country that provides the location and resources for a foreign company's project. 51. The average number of years a person can be expected to live, given current economic, social, and medical conditions. (Fill in the blank with the correct term) A) Birth Rate. B) Infant Mortality Rate. C) Population Density. D) Life Expectancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Life Expectancy. 52. What are some issues related to overpopulation? A) Decreased social unrest, improved quality of life, increased resource availability. B) Strain on resources, environmental degradation, increased poverty, social unrest. C) Decreased poverty, improved social cohesion, better resource management. D) Enhanced environmental sustainability, reduced strain on resources, economic growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strain on resources, environmental degradation, increased poverty, social unrest. 53. The Kurds are best known for: A) Their role in global trade. B) Ongoing independence movements in several countries. C) Being part of the European Union. D) Being a recognized independent country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ongoing independence movements in several countries. 54. Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model is characterized by high birth and high death rates? A) Stage 2. B) Stage 1. C) Stage 4. D) Stage 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stage 1. 55. What is an "Intervening Opportunity" in migration? A) A negative circumstance that causes migration. B) A barrier that holds migrants back from traveling. C) An opportunity that causes migrants to voluntarily stop traveling. D) A policy that encourages migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An opportunity that causes migrants to voluntarily stop traveling. 56. Which resource is non-renewable on a human timescale? A) Wind captured by turbines. B) Forest managed by replanting. C) Sunlight for solar panels. D) Coal used for electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal used for electricity. 57. Fill in the blank:The large-scale emigration of highly educated or skilled workers from a place, usually to seek a better lifestyle and professional opportunities abroad, is known as ..... A) Migration. B) Globalization. C) Brain Drain. D) Urbanization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain Drain. 58. Why are many people anti-refugee? A) Refugees often bring economic growth to the host country. B) Refugees put a strain on government resources and people fear cultural changes. C) Refugees are often criminals. D) Refugees increase the population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refugees put a strain on government resources and people fear cultural changes. 59. There is a tradition of children caring for their elderly relatives. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 60. The wave of immigrants into America around 1900-1915 was different from earlier waves of migration because most were from what area? A) Southern and Eastern Europe. B) Asia. C) Africa. D) Latin America. 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