This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The angle of the earth in relation to the sun as it orbits causes the seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. What is the angle: A) 28.5 degrees. B) 26.5 degrees. C) 25 degrees. D) 25.5 degrees. E) 23.5 degrees. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) 23.5 degrees. 2. A map of a theme park like Disney World would be a A) Topographic Map. B) Physical Map. C) Thematic map. D) Political Map. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thematic map. 3. How much energy is passed on to the next trophic level in a food chain? A) 10%. B) 25%. C) 50%. D) 75%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10%. 4. A form of government with one single leader who is in charge of everything. A) Monarchy. B) Theocracy. C) Oligarchy. D) Dictatorship. E) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dictatorship. 5. What is the spreading of urban areas onto undeveloped land near cities called? A) Urban Sprawl. B) Culture. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Urban Sprawl. 6. If migration occurs because of reasons that attract people to a place or push them away from a place, which concept is being described? A) Rate of natural increase. B) Carrying capacity. C) Population density. D) Push-pull factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Push-pull factors. 7. Discuss the challenges faced in managing population distribution. A) Discuss the challenges faced in managing population distribution. B) Explain the history of population distribution. C) Analyze the impact of climate change on population distribution. D) Discuss the benefits of population distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discuss the challenges faced in managing population distribution. 8. What is the formula to calculate fertility rate? A) Fertility Rate = (Number of deaths in a year / Total population) x 1000. B) Fertility Rate = (Number of marriages in a year / Total population) x 1000. C) Fertility Rate = (Number of children in a year / Total population) x 1000. D) Fertility Rate = (Number of live births in a year / Total population) x 1000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fertility Rate = (Number of live births in a year / Total population) x 1000. 9. Zero population growth (ZPG) occurs when the crude birth rate (CBR) equals the crude death rate (CDR), so the natural increase rate (NIR) approaches ..... A) Infinity. B) Negative. C) One. D) Zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zero. 10. To age; to grow up A) Birth rate. B) Death rate. C) Mature. D) Migration. E) Natural increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mature. 11. Im a super power on East, Then i broke apartI sell a land, Russia's my big partWhat am i? A) China. B) Japan. C) Soviet Union. D) Mongolia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soviet Union. 12. What is GDP, and what does it stand for? A) Gross Domestic Product. Only measures what is produced in the country itself. B) Gross National Product. Indicates the value of all goods and services produced by a country over a period of time, whether foreign or domestic. C) Gross Nations Produce. All of the food that is grown in a nation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gross Domestic Product. Only measures what is produced in the country itself. 13. Population growth in the world is gradually slowing. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 14. What is the average number of births women bear in their lifetimes known as? A) Crude birth rate. B) Total fertility rate. C) Total increase rate. D) Crude fertility rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Total fertility rate. 15. Which statement best describes the purpose of the Epidemiologic Transition Model (ETM)? A) To measure dependency ratios. B) To explain migration trends. C) To explain changes in causes of death. D) To show fertility changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To explain changes in causes of death. 16. What is the term for the following definition:'A spike in birth rates, typically occurring after a period of war.'? A) Baby Boom. B) Recession. C) Industrial Revolution. D) Great Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baby Boom. 17. What is the definition of population geography? A) Population geography focuses solely on economic factors. B) Population geography is the study of animal migration patterns. C) Population geography examines only historical population trends. D) Population geography is the study of the spatial distribution, dynamics, and characteristics of populations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population geography is the study of the spatial distribution, dynamics, and characteristics of populations. 18. The United States, the US Census Bureau A) Keeps elaborate population statistics based on race and ethnicity. B) Registers responses from citizens every ten years. C) Identifies people and categorize them. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct. 19. What is situation? A) A city's exact location. B) The relative location of a city based on nearby features. C) A religious location. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The relative location of a city based on nearby features. 20. What would happen in the future if the government were not well prepared for an ageing population? A) No teenagers will be willing to join the workforce. B) Old people will have no one to look after them. C) Fewer younger people will have to look after more old people. D) More elderly will quit from the workforce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fewer younger people will have to look after more old people. 21. How many Arab countries in Africa A) 12. B) 8. C) 10. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10. 22. In what stage of the demographic transition are most European countries? A) 2. B) 1. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 23. Select all RELIGIOUS groups A) Arabs, Bantu, Ashanti. B) Christianity, Swahili. C) Arabs, Muslims, Ashanti. D) Islam, Christianity, Animism/Traditional beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Islam, Christianity, Animism/Traditional beliefs. 24. Which of the following lists the BEST map scale for depicting areas clearly, from largest to smallest? A) The world, a continent, a country, a city. B) A continent, the world, a city, a country. C) A city, a continent, a country, the world. D) A city, a country, a continent, the world. E) A country, a continent, the world, a city. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A city, a country, a continent, the world. 25. Which kind of diseases are more common in LICs? A) Degenerative diseases. B) Infectious diseases. C) Obesity and diabetes. D) Heart disease and high blood pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infectious diseases. 26. How does access to water sources influence population distribution in Ethiopia? A) Access to water leads to lower population densities in urban areas. B) Water sources have no impact on population distribution. C) Population is evenly distributed regardless of water availability. D) Access to water sources leads to higher population densities in areas with abundant water, while arid regions have sparse populations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Access to water sources leads to higher population densities in areas with abundant water, while arid regions have sparse populations. 27. Name one major city located in the Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia. A) Addis Ababa. B) Mekelle. C) Gondar. D) Dire Dawa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Addis Ababa. 28. The climate of Southwest Asia has led much of the region to experience a scarcity of ..... A) Trading. B) Rainfall. C) Oil. D) Desalination plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rainfall. 29. Sri Lanka and Australia have about the same population. What data would help you determine which country has a higher physiological population density? A) The area of each country. B) The number of farmers in each country. C) The total fertility rate of each country. D) The amount of arid land in each country. E) The amount of arable land in each country. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The amount of arable land in each country. 30. How do Push Factors influence people to migrate? A) Push factors encourage people to leave their home and migrate. B) Push factors attract people to go to another country. C) Push factors prevent migration. D) Push factors are irrelevant to migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Push factors encourage people to leave their home and migrate. 31. How do Pull Factors influence people to migrate? A) Pull factors prevent migration. B) Pull factors encourage people to leave their home. C) Pull factors attract people to go to another country. D) Pull factors are irrelevant to migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pull factors attract people to go to another country. 32. Why is Mecca an important city? A) It has a lot of straits and bridges. B) Pilgrimage. C) It is on the Trans-Siberian railroad. D) It is on a trade route. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pilgrimage. 33. What is the definition of "emigrants?" A) People who leave a country to go live somewhere else. B) People who move from one state to another. C) Something that causes someone to move to another place. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People who leave a country to go live somewhere else. 34. Which is an example of a pull factor? A) Lack of economic opportunities. B) War. C) Religious freedom. D) Political persecution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Religious freedom. 35. Identify the type of migration described:movement caused by force, coercion, or necessity. A) Voluntary. B) Domestic (internal). C) International. D) Compulsory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compulsory. 36. What would non-ecumene mean? A) Areas of the Earth that are uninhabited or unsuitable for human habitation. B) Regions densely populated with humans. C) Areas that are highly urbanized and developed. D) Regions that are primarily agricultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Areas of the Earth that are uninhabited or unsuitable for human habitation. 37. Why do more people live in lowlands than in areas of higher elevation? A) Areas of higher elevation have better soil. B) Areas of higher elevation have better infrastructure. C) Areas of higher elevation have shorter growing seasons. D) Areas of higher elevation have an abundance of freshwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Areas of higher elevation have shorter growing seasons. 38. Guest workers in Europe and the Middle East are low-status but legal residents. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. What government policies would be necessary for a stable population? A) Increase birth rates through tax incentives. B) Limit access to education for young adults. C) Balance current systems, maintain education and jobs. D) Encourage emigration of skilled workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Balance current systems, maintain education and jobs. 40. Which of the following can be a pull factor for migration? A) Discrimination and persecution. B) Lack of job opportunities. C) Access to better healthcare. D) Political instability in the destination country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Access to better healthcare. 41. Decreasing amount of rural farmland available ..... A) INCREASES urban populations. B) DECREASES urban populations. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INCREASES urban populations. 42. Level of education, skilled and unskilled laborers, and entrepreneurial abilities are considered ..... A) Human resources. B) Physical resources. C) Capital resources. D) Political resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human resources. 43. Which of the following is most clearly a pull factor influencing migration? A) Frequent natural disasters. B) Severe drought. C) Lack of infrastructure. D) Abundant employment opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abundant employment opportunities. 44. When people migrate (move) to a new area, they bring their culture with them. Immigrants are noted to bring their language, religion, and: A) Weather patterns. B) Customs (or traditions). C) Currency. D) Political boundaries. E) Natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Customs (or traditions). 45. Relatively few people live at ..... , but there are significant examples of people living near coast and rivers. A) High elevations (highlands). B) Desert. C) Wet. D) Polar regions. E) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All are correct. 46. Australia is the world's leading producer of ..... A) Silver. B) Uranium. C) Iron Ore. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iron Ore. 47. How does a high birth rate affect population growth? A) It leads to population decline. B) It leads to population growth. C) It causes migration. D) It has no impact on population growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It leads to population growth. 48. How is population growth rate calculated? A) Population growth rate is calculated by ((final population-initial population) / initial population) * 100. B) Population growth rate is calculated by (final population * initial population) / initial population. C) Population growth rate is calculated by (final population + initial population) / initial population. D) Population growth rate is calculated by (final population-initial population) / final population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population growth rate is calculated by ((final population-initial population) / initial population) * 100. 49. What does the mortality rate indicate? A) The number of live births per thousand. B) The number of deaths per thousand people in the population. C) The number of people migrating. D) The number of children per woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The number of deaths per thousand people in the population. 50. The average number of people per square mile is ..... A) Birth rate. B) Land area. C) Population density. D) Too many. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population density. 51. What is "Under-Population" ? A) When a population exceeds resources. B) When a population is too small to support economic development. C) When birth rates are too high. D) When migration is restricted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When a population is too small to support economic development. 52. Push factors may include conflict, drought, famine, or extreme religious activity A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. Things that attract people to a new place are called A) Push factors. B) Pull factors. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pull factors. 54. What are "Chronic Diseases" ? A) Diseases caused by bacteria. B) Diseases that only affect children. C) Diseases that last for a long time or are recurring. D) Diseases that spread rapidly across populations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diseases that last for a long time or are recurring. 55. Selling clothes in a free market associated with which economic sector? A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Tertiary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tertiary. 56. Large numbers of skilled workers left Iran in the early 21st century, primarily because ..... A) The use of their skills was outlawed by Iran's Islamic government. B) Their skills were no longer needed in Iran. C) They sought more skilled opportunities in countries like the United States. D) The US lifted all sanctions and embargoes on Iran in 2002. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They sought more skilled opportunities in countries like the United States. 57. Which economic behavior is best demonstrated by ghost towns? A) When resources are exhausted, people move elsewhere. B) As towns grow, there is less need for government services. C) Increased agricultural productivity leads to fewer farm towns. D) Increased urban sprawl leads to less land available for farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When resources are exhausted, people move elsewhere. 58. Which would be an example of an ethnic group? A) People who grow similar food. B) People who share a belief in God or gods. C) People who share a language or religion. D) People who like to read the same literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People who share a language or religion. 59. The map above represents what kind of projection? A) An isoline. B) A Mercator. C) A choropleth. D) A Robinson. E) A Peters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Robinson. 60. The Central African Republic is a country with a low life expectancy for its citizens. Which of these is most safe to assume about The Central African Republic? A) It is a developing country. B) It has a high standard of living. C) Its economy is mainly in the tertiary sector. D) Its economy is mainly in the primary sector. 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