This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A state is a synonym for a A) Member. B) Territory. C) Country. D) Unit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Country. 2. An example of a pro-natalist population program is A) Program that gives a monetary stipend for having 3+kids. B) A law that establishes free & reduced daycare for all families. C) A law that requires businesses to give women maternity leave. D) All of these are pro-natalist programs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are pro-natalist programs. 3. The geographic pattern of where people live A) Population Density. B) Urban. C) Population Distribution. D) Population Growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population Distribution. 4. Which of the following is a human factor that can influence population distribution? A) Climate. B) Economic opportunities. C) Altitude. D) Soil type. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economic opportunities. 5. Which word relates to the activities associated with the governance of a country? A) Economics. B) Politics. C) Culture. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Politics. 6. Refugee can be defined as A) Someone who explores the nation to figure out where to live. B) Someone who wants to stay in their home country due to war, persecution, or natural disaster. C) Someone that finds better places to live. D) Someone that is forced to leave their home country due to war, persecution, or natural disaster. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Someone that is forced to leave their home country due to war, persecution, or natural disaster. 7. A migrant moves first to a nearby city before settling in a major capital. This follows which of Ravenstein's laws? A) Migration occurs for political reasons. B) Migration occurs in steps. C) Each migration has a counter migration. D) Most migration is long distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migration occurs in steps. 8. How can a high population growth rate affect resources? A) Resources become more abundant with higher population growth rate. B) Decreased demand for resources due to higher population growth rate. C) Increased demand for resources due to higher population growth rate. D) No impact on resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased demand for resources due to higher population growth rate. 9. Into which stage of the demographic transition model would Brazil and Mexico fit? A) 1. B) 4. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 10. What is the role of transportation in population distribution? A) Transportation restricts people from moving to different regions. B) Transportation has no impact on population distribution. C) Transportation enables people to move to areas with better opportunities and facilitates the movement of goods and services, influencing population distribution. D) Transportation leads to overcrowding in urban areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transportation enables people to move to areas with better opportunities and facilitates the movement of goods and services, influencing population distribution. 11. Who are Guest Workers? A) Migrants who travel internationally to work as temporary laborers. B) Migrants who flee their country due to persecution or war. C) Migrants who move from rural to urban areas for better opportunities. D) Migrants who bring cultural contributions to their new country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Migrants who travel internationally to work as temporary laborers. 12. ..... globalization is how countries are coming together as one big global economy, making international trade easier. A) Economic. B) Political. C) Cultural. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economic. 13. High birthrate and high death rate means the total population is low A) Stage 2. B) Stage 3. C) Stage 4. D) Stage 1. E) Stage 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stage 1. 14. From the list, which country is the largest in terms of area/ size? A) Jamaica. B) Bahamas. C) USA. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China. 15. Fill in the blank:The process by which people move from rural areas to cities, often resulting in the growth of urban areas, is known as ..... A) Urbanization. B) Migration Flow. C) Chain Migration. D) Population Density. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Urbanization. 16. What government policies would be necessary for an expansive population? A) Increase military spending, maintain services, build more hospitals. B) Build more nursing homes and create care plans for the elderly, raise taxes for the working class. C) Reduce public transportation funding, build more retirement centers. D) Improve healthcare access, build schools education, create future job opportunities, and family-friendly policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Improve healthcare access, build schools education, create future job opportunities, and family-friendly policies. 17. We cause people to leave a location. Geographers analyze us to study migration. What are we called? A) Pull factors. B) Immigration. C) Emigration. D) Push factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Push factors. 18. The average number of people who live in a unit of area; measure of how crowded a place is. A) Demographics. B) Geography. C) Population. D) Population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population density. 19. What can be inferred about a country with a fertility rate of 8, similar to the DRC? A) It is likely to be a lessdeveloped country. B) It is likely to have a high GDP per capita. C) It has a low birth rate. D) It has a high literacy rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is likely to be a lessdeveloped country. 20. Which of the following is a push factor? A) Religious persecution. B) Political freedom. C) Arable land. D) Land availability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religious persecution. 21. What is amnesty? A) A pardon for an offense. B) Deferred action on a problem. C) Letting illegal immigrants stay in the US. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A pardon for an offense. 22. How does the Ethiopian highlands affect population distribution? A) The highlands have no impact on where people choose to live. B) The Ethiopian highlands lead to population concentration in lower, fertile areas due to challenging terrain and climate. C) The Ethiopian highlands promote population growth in mountainous regions. D) Population is evenly distributed across the Ethiopian highlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Ethiopian highlands lead to population concentration in lower, fertile areas due to challenging terrain and climate. 23. High literacy rates, high levels of technology and industry are indicators of which level of development? A) Less developed. B) Highly developed. C) More developed. D) Newly developed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Highly developed. 24. What is a sedentary society? A) A community that moves frequently and hunts for food. B) A community that lives in permanent settlements and practices agriculture. C) A society based on manufacturing. D) A society that only gathers food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A community that lives in permanent settlements and practices agriculture. 25. Which country is having the lowest sex ratio? A) Latvia. B) Qatar. C) Japan. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Qatar. 26. How are companies in the African Tropical Rainforest involved in trade? A) They only sell wood to local people. B) They don't trade because they do not want to chop down trees. C) The Congo River provides transportation for carrying resources in/out of the area. D) The Niger River leads to the Atlantic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Congo River provides transportation for carrying resources in/out of the area. 27. Why do people live longer today than 200 years ago? A) Better health care. B) Better hairstyles. C) Better restaurants. D) Better clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Better health care. 28. The average number of children a woman will have in her childbearing years is ..... A) Rate of Natural Increase. B) Maternal Mortality Rate. C) Total Fertility Rate. D) Crude Birth Rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Total Fertility Rate. 29. In my country we have no need for money. By custom, some of us hunt, others farm, and we are all taken care of. A) Traditional. B) Command. C) Market. D) Mixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traditional. 30. What can be the result of a country using a quota system for immigration? A) Higher population density. B) Increased economic growth. C) Improved international relations. D) Discrimination of differing ethnicities, religions, or racial groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discrimination of differing ethnicities, religions, or racial groups. 31. According to the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act signed by President Reagan, undocumented workers A) Are immediately arrested. B) Were allowed to pursue citizenship. C) Jailed if caught a third time. D) No longer able to go to public school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were allowed to pursue citizenship. 32. Active participation in economic activities outside the home generally affects fertility rates in which of the following ways? A) It tends to lower fertility rates. B) It causes fertility rates to fluctuate unpredictably. C) It tends to increase fertility rates. D) It has no effect on fertility rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It tends to lower fertility rates. 33. What are the consequences of overpopulation in urban areas? A) Enhanced quality of life. B) Decreased pollution levels. C) Increased traffic congestion. D) Improved traffic flow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased traffic congestion. 34. Which phase of urbanisation does the text describe?Cities, especially their centres, get crowded, and more and more people decide to either move to the suburbs or the agglomeration. As a result, the population of these areas increase. People still work, learn and handle their daily business in the city. A) Reurbanisation. B) Urbanisation. C) Suburbanisation. D) Counter urbanisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suburbanisation. 35. How does immigration affect the demographic structure of a country? A) Immigration decreases the overall population size. B) Immigration has no effect on demographic structure. C) Immigration can lead to a more diverse population and can help mitigate the effects of an aging population. D) Immigration only affects economic factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immigration can lead to a more diverse population and can help mitigate the effects of an aging population. 36. A formal region defines an area in which A) A core dominates its surrounding hinterland. B) A transportation network links different types of land use. C) There is uniformity in one or more physical or human characteristics. D) There are significant geographic variations in physical or human characteristics. E) A unified government system has been established. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is uniformity in one or more physical or human characteristics. 37. A state with only one nation within its borders A) Ethnocentric Nation. B) Stateless-Nation. C) Nation-State. D) Statehood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nation-State. 38. What physical feature is described here:Very few people live here because the climate is too hot, water is scarce, and it is impossible to farm. A) Savanna. B) Tropical Rainforest. C) Sahel. D) Sahara Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sahara Desert. 39. A country that has a better economy is likely to be: A) A more developed country. B) A less developed country. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A more developed country. 40. In what stage are most European countries? A) 2. B) 11. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 41. Distribution of population refers to A) The total number of people divided by total land area. B) The size of population. C) The arrangement of locations on the earth's surface where people live. D) An area that can support on a sustained basis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The arrangement of locations on the earth's surface where people live. 42. Which type of government do we have in the United States? A) Direct Democracy. B) Representative Democracy. C) Monarchy. D) Dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Representative Democracy. 43. The average number of people living in a specific geographic area is called what? A) Population Density. B) Urban Sprawl. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population Density. 44. Which stage of demographic transition is characterized by high birth and death rates? A) Stage-4. B) Stage-1. C) Stage-3. D) Stage-2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stage-1. 45. Who are Internally Displaced Persons? A) People forced to flee their home but remain within their country's borders. B) People forced to flee their country due to persecution or war. C) People who migrate internationally for temporary work. D) People who move from rural to urban areas for better opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People forced to flee their home but remain within their country's borders. 46. Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model is characterized by high birth rates and high death rates, resulting in a stable population? A) Stage 1. B) Stage 2. C) Stage 3. D) Stage 4TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stage 1. 47. In Venezuela, some people leave because of violence and food shortages. What kind of factor is this? A) Cultural factor. B) Push factor. C) Economic factor. D) Pull factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Push factor. 48. A nation-state is best described as: A) A colony of a larger country. B) A group of people without defined borders. C) A city with political influence. D) A country where political boundaries align with a cultural group. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A country where political boundaries align with a cultural group. 49. The United Nations primarily aims to: A) Control trade agreements worldwide. B) Promote peace and cooperation among countries. C) Govern individual countries. D) Organize sports events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Promote peace and cooperation among countries. 50. Cholera is an example of which type of infection A) A bacterial infection. B) A viral infection. C) A protozoan infection. D) A fungal infection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A bacterial infection. 51. How do I calculate natural population increase? A) Deaths plus births. B) Deaths minus births. C) Births minus deaths, divided by 10. D) Births multiplied by deaths. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Births minus deaths, divided by 10. 52. The world is very big. The world's ..... in 2023 is over 8 billion. A) Economy. B) Population. C) Area. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 53. What if the following terms refers to early centers of civilization whose ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas? A) Language family. B) Culture hearth. C) Ethnic enclave. D) Urban core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Culture hearth. 54. Rural-Urban Migration is ..... A) More farm jobs becoming available. B) More houses being built in the city. C) The moving of people from rural areas to cities. D) The moving of people from cities to rural areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The moving of people from rural areas to cities. 55. Which of the following is NOT infrastructure? A) Communications and transportation. B) Entrepreneurial abilities. C) Power, water, and sanitation. D) Schools and colleges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Entrepreneurial abilities. 56. Shanghai is a city in which country? A) Pakistan. B) China. C) India. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 57. A country investing in healthcare and education is likely transitioning to which DTM stage? A) Stage 4. B) Stage 2. C) Stage 1. D) Stage 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stage 3. 58. Does the United States have only one culture, or many different cultures living together? A) One culture. B) Many cultures. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many cultures. 59. Making good decisions for the future based on what you understand about the world around you is an example of: A) Geo-literacy. B) Culture. C) Geography. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Culture. 60. What is one reason for population growth? A) Decrease in death rate. B) Decrease in migration. C) Decrease in birth rate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decrease in death rate. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesArts Humanities QuizzesClass 11 QuizzesClass 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 1Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 2Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 3Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 4Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 5Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 6Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 7Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books