This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The industrial Revolution is considered an era of rapid ..... because new technology enable cultures traits to spread more quickly from one culture to another. A) Cultural dissonance. B) Cultural dispersion. C) Cultural assimilation. D) Cultural diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cultural diffusion. 2. True or false:The movement of people from rural to urban areas is called urbanization A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. What is a potential reason for countries with declining populations to extend parental leave policies? A) To reduce the number of births. B) To boost the number of births. C) To provide parents with more leisure time. D) To attract foreign workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To boost the number of births. 4. The idea that people migrate primarily for economic reasons was proposed by: A) Lee. B) Malthus. C) Ravenstein. D) Boserup. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ravenstein. 5. When studying the development of cities, the Site refers to: A) The government that controls the city. B) The city's exact physical location on the land. C) The resources and neighboring regions near the city. D) The jobs and services offered to the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The city's exact physical location on the land. 6. Which of the following causes a population to grow? A) Deaths and immigration. B) Emigration minus immigration. C) Emigration and deaths. D) Births and immigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Births and immigration. 7. How would you describe an emerging country? A) Often poor with low standards of living. B) Rapidly developing. C) Often has high standards of living and services. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rapidly developing. 8. How does a high death rate affect a country's population? A) It increases the population. B) It has no effect on the population. C) It decreases the population. D) It stabilises the population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It decreases the population. 9. If a country's total population has grown in the past and is now starting to steady and decrease, what stage would they be in? A) Stage 4. B) Stage 2. C) Stage 3. D) Stage 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stage 5. 10. A small island has a population of 1, 000. The birth rate is 30 per 1, 000, and the death rate is 10 per 1, 000. What is the natural increase? A) 20. B) 30. C) 10. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20. 11. Which data set would help compare population density between two regions? A) Birth month and favorite foods. B) People per unit of land area. C) Total area and rainfall averages. D) Number of schools and parks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People per unit of land area. 12. Malaria, which kills between 1 and 3 million a year on average, is an example of a: A) Viral infection. B) Protozoan infection. C) Bacterial infection. D) Fungal infection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protozoan infection. 13. No country today is in Stage 1 of the demographic transition model. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. A mixture of command and market elements is what type of economic system? A) Command. B) Market. C) Mixed. D) Traditional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mixed. 15. Which of the following best explains why some regions have low population density? A) Abundant water supply. B) Harsh climate conditions. C) High employment opportunities. D) Fertile land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harsh climate conditions. 16. Which of the following factors can influence the death rate in a country? A) Economic stability. B) Healthcare quality. C) Education level. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. What continent is China located? A) Europe. B) Africa. C) Asia. D) Chicago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asia. 18. Name three major Caribbean cities. A) San Juan, Puerto Rico. B) Havana, Cuba; Kingston, Jamaica; Port-au-Prince, Haiti. C) Nassau, Bahamas. D) Georgetown, Guyana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Havana, Cuba; Kingston, Jamaica; Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 19. What religion did the Arabs bring with them to Africa? A) Islam. B) Christianity. C) Animism. D) Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Islam. 20. Which type of development does the following statement describe? The stability of the government (how effectively the country is run) and the freedom and rights of the people who live there. A) Environmental. B) Political. C) Social. D) Economic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political. 21. Why are some people against amnesty programs? A) They believe it is unfair to reward those who came to the country illegally. B) They think it increases the country's population too quickly. C) They believe it reduces job opportunities for citizens. D) They think it leads to cultural conflicts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They believe it is unfair to reward those who came to the country illegally. 22. What does migration mean? A) Staying in the same place. B) Moving from one place to live in another. C) Decreasing the death rate. D) Increasing the birth rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moving from one place to live in another. 23. Fill in the blank: ..... is a model that explains the 5 stages of population change that countries pass through as they modernize. A) Malthusian Theory. B) Demographic Transition Model. C) Central Place Theory. D) Gravity Model. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demographic Transition Model. 24. Some farmers survive on subsistence farming; People depend on animal herding to make a living; People are semi-nomadic as they settle in one place until the water and grasses for grazing disappear A) Sahel. B) Tropical rain forest. C) Sahara. D) Savana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sahel. 25. Explain the concept of population growth rate. A) Population growth rate is calculated as (birth rate + death rate)-(immigration rate + emigration rate). B) Population growth rate is determined by the number of people living in a specific area. C) Population growth rate is not influenced by migration patterns. D) Population growth rate is calculated as (birth rate-death rate) + (immigration rate-emigration rate). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population growth rate is calculated as (birth rate-death rate) + (immigration rate-emigration rate). 26. Sex Ratio in India is defined as- A) Number of males per 1000 of females. B) Number of males per 100 of females. C) Number of females per 1000 of males. D) Number of females per 100 of males. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Number of females per 1000 of males. 27. Today, MORE than one-half of all people live in what type of areas? A) Rural. B) Urban. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urban. 28. The number of children per family that keeps the population stable is called the A) Birth Rate. B) Population Growth Rate. C) Migration rate. D) Mortality rate. E) Replacement rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Replacement rate. 29. The infant mortality rate is A) Related to the maternal mortality rate. B) The crude death rate for children. C) The number of working-age people (ages 15 to 64) divided by the number of infants under the age of 1 who die in a society. D) The annual number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age, compared with total live births. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The annual number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age, compared with total live births. 30. Feature of an area which is regarded as overpopulated. A) High income. B) Better living conditions. C) High education standards. D) Low standard of living. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Low standard of living. 31. What are some methods to control population growth? A) Limiting access to education. B) Banning contraception. C) Encouraging large families. D) Some methods to control population growth include family planning, education, access to contraception, and government policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Some methods to control population growth include family planning, education, access to contraception, and government policies. 32. What are Cultural Traits? A) Activities and behaviors that people often take part in. B) Where individuals have differences in opinions. C) This is the change throughout time of different cultures. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Activities and behaviors that people often take part in. 33. Fill in the blank: ..... is a model of the predictable stages in disease and life expectancy that countries experience as they develop. A) Epidemiological Transition Model. B) Demographic Dividend Model. C) Urbanization Curve Model. D) Population Density Model. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epidemiological Transition Model. 34. What term is used by geographers to mean inhabited land? A) Population Pyramid. B) Ecumene. C) Population Density. D) Population Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecumene. 35. What is an illustration that depicts the distribution of a population by age and gender called? A) Population Pyramid. B) Cultural Diffusion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population Pyramid. 36. A diagram that shows the age and sex structure of a population is called: A) Remittance. B) Population pyramid. C) Ongoing. D) Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population pyramid. 37. Zero population growth occurs when the TFR (total fertility rate) is at A) 1.2. B) 2.7. C) 2.1. D) 1.9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2.1. 38. In the Demographic Transition Model, which stage experiences falling birth rates and low death rates? A) Stage 3. B) Stage 1. C) Stage 2. D) Stage 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stage 3. 39. What is "Sustainability" ? A) The ability to maintain population growth. B) The ability to use resources without depleting them. C) The ability to increase birth rates. D) The ability to expand urban areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ability to use resources without depleting them. 40. In a pattern called ..... , many people are moving from rural villages to cities. A) Industrialization. B) Urbanization. C) Globalization. D) Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urbanization. 41. The world's most populated region is A) Africa. B) North America. C) South Asia. D) East Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) East Asia. 42. Define urbanization and its effects. A) Urbanization is the movement of people from cities to suburbs. B) Urbanization only affects environmental factors without social implications. C) Urbanization is the decline of urban areas leading to rural growth. D) Urbanization is the process of population shift from rural to urban areas, resulting in city growth, with effects including economic development and social challenges. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Urbanization is the process of population shift from rural to urban areas, resulting in city growth, with effects including economic development and social challenges. 43. What is the number of deaths among infants under age one per thousand live births called? A) Birth rate. B) Fertility rate. C) Life expectancy. D) Infant mortality rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infant mortality rate. 44. Which of the following regions is likely to have a high population density? A) Urban areas. B) Mountainous regions. C) Suburban areas. D) Rural areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Urban areas. 45. What are some aspects affected by changes in population? A) Housing, jobs, public services, and health care. B) Climate, weather, and seasons. C) Technology, internet, and social media. D) Sports, entertainment, and hobbies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Housing, jobs, public services, and health care. 46. Which area has the highest urbanization rate? A) Western Europe. B) East Asia. C) Indochina. D) South Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Western Europe. 47. Latitude and longitude may be used to determine which of the following characteristics of a place? A) Its site features. B) Its situation. C) Its relative location. D) Its elevation. E) Its absolute location. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Its absolute location. 48. The basic systems and services such as transport and power supplies that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively. A) Sprawl. B) Slums. C) Infrastructure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infrastructure. 49. The statement: "The Eiffel Tower is located at 48.8584$^\circ$ N, 2.2945$^\circ$ E, " is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography? A) Region. B) Location. C) Movement. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Location. 50. Desire to find higher-paying jobs ..... A) INCREASES urban population. B) DECREASES urban population. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INCREASES urban population. 51. Highest population growth occurs during stage A) 2. B) 1. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 52. A country has a doubling time of 25 years. What does this mean for the population? A) It will shrink in 25 years. B) It will triple in size in 25 years. C) It will double in size in 25 years. D) It will stay the same size. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It will double in size in 25 years. 53. This model shows the stage of a country's population as it moves from undeveloped to a highly industrialized nation. A) Demographic Transition Model. B) Population Density. C) Population. D) Population Pyramid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demographic Transition Model. 54. What shape will a country with a high birth rate have on their population pyramid? A) Wide at the bottom. B) Thin at the bottom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wide at the bottom. 55. Which process or event led Europe and North America to enter stage 2 of the demographic transition? A) The Industrial Revolution. B) The Sexual Revolution. C) The Medical Revolution. D) The Green Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Industrial Revolution. 56. What happens to a population when the birth rate exceeds the death rate? A) The population becomes extinct. B) The population remains stable. C) The population decreases. D) The population increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The population increases. 57. The average number of children a woman in a given population will have in her life time. A) Child mortality rate. B) Infant mortality rate. C) Birth rate. D) Total fertility rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Total fertility rate. 58. What does "Dependency Ratio" indicate? A) The ratio of urban to rural populations. B) The ratio of males to females. C) The ratio of working-age people to dependents. D) The ratio of births to deaths. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ratio of working-age people to dependents. 59. According to the demographic transition model, in which stage is population most likely to increase rapidly? A) 2. B) 3. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 60. El odio a los extranjeros se conoce como ..... A) Demofobia. B) Xenofobia. C) Homofobia. D) None of the above. 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