This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 24 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A Central American country with many elderly citizens likely has: A) A low dependency ratio. B) A high dependency ratio. C) Equal youth and elder populations. D) Rapid natural increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A high dependency ratio. 2. The Midwestern United States and Northern Europe would be examples of a A) Absolute location. B) Movement. C) Place. D) Region. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Region. 3. What is the term for migration done by choice, often for a better quality of life? A) Seasonal Migration. B) Internal Migration. C) Forced Migration. D) Voluntary Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Voluntary Migration. 4. The medical revolution in LDCs helped people live: A) With more diseases. B) Longer, healthier lives. C) The same as before. D) Shorter, unhealthier lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Longer, healthier lives. 5. "Mongolia has a population density of over 4 people per square mile" . Without any other information, which type of density is being given? A) Malthusian. B) Physiological. C) Arithmetic (crude). D) Agricultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arithmetic (crude). 6. What can be learned from a population pyramid? A) The population density of a country. B) A country's stage in the demographic transition model. C) The natural increase of the population of a country. D) The doubling time of the population for a country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A country's stage in the demographic transition model. 7. Which example best demonstrates nation building to promote feelings of national pride? A) Air travel. B) Monuments. C) Urban centers. D) Roads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monuments. 8. The reasons why people migrate are collectively called A) Nomadic. B) Push/Pull factors. C) Immigration. D) Emigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Push/Pull factors. 9. Which might cause death rates in a country to fall? A) Migration. B) War. C) Zero population growth. D) Improved healthcare. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Improved healthcare. 10. What is the capital of Gambia? A) Banjul. B) Bamako. C) Rome. D) Masero. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Banjul. 11. Fill in the blank:The number of live births in a year for every 1000 people is called ..... A) Crude Birth Rate. B) Total Fertility Rate. C) Infant Mortality Rate. D) Death Rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crude Birth Rate. 12. The nation's ..... is Washington, D.C. A) Capital. B) Currency. C) Anthem. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capital. 13. If a region's birth rate drops while the death rate stays the same, what happens to natural increase? A) Natural increase turns negative always. B) Natural increase stays constant. C) Natural increase becomes larger. D) Natural increase becomes smaller. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural increase becomes smaller. 14. Which continent has the Highest Infant Mortality Rate A) Europe. B) Asia. C) Oceania. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Africa. 15. Which area is the most habitable? A) Cold areas. B) High areas. C) Dry areas. D) Warm areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warm areas. 16. What is one potential negative impact of migration on the original community? A) Loss of skilled workers. B) Increased cultural exchange. C) Economic growth. D) Improved community services. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loss of skilled workers. 17. The cause of a large male population of China is most likely because of what? A) Many of China's women were paid by the government to have boys. B) Toxic waste caused Chinese mothers to have more boys. C) Because of the one child policy, many Chinese only tried for boys, in some cases aborting pregnancies if it was a girl. D) Under the one child policy you could have more children if they were boys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because of the one child policy, many Chinese only tried for boys, in some cases aborting pregnancies if it was a girl. 18. Political Divisions are regions where groups enforce power over social groups and government, as well as control over: A) Money. B) Natural disasters. C) Boundary lines. D) Cultural similarities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money. 19. What is an advantage of guest worker programs? A) A country gets all the benefits of foreign workers without having to let them into their country. B) It usually is a method for ending wars. C) They often stay illegally after their program finishes. D) They are brought to a country to serve a specific need, and then they return back to their country after they finish, therefore not putting a strain on the countries resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are brought to a country to serve a specific need, and then they return back to their country after they finish, therefore not putting a strain on the countries resources. 20. Which term best describes the following statement? The standard of health, comfort and happiness. A) Good quality of life. B) Standard of living. C) None of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good quality of life. 21. What is the term for money sent by foreign workers to their families in their country of origin? A) Grants. B) Subsidies. C) Remittances. D) Investment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remittances. 22. Which country has a youthful population? A) Gambia. B) China. C) Italy. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gambia. 23. Country A and Country B each have the same population. Country B's land area is much larger than Country A's. Based on this information, what can we conclude about Country A? A) Country A is a much more urban nation than Country B. B) Country B has a much higher population density. C) Country B has a much higher birth rate. D) Country A has a much higher population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Country A has a much higher population density. 24. Which of the following is not a component of Child Health Programme? A) Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre. B) Navjat Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram. C) Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram. D) Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakarm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram. 25. What happens to the population if the birth rate is higher than the death rate? A) It increases. B) It stays the same. C) It decreases. D) It disappears. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It increases. 26. What year did China officially end the One Child Policy? A) 2016. B) 2005. C) 2020. D) 2010. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2016. 27. What is one reason people might migrate for economic reasons? A) To enjoy better weather. B) To be closer to friends. C) To find higher wages. D) To learn a new language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To find higher wages. 28. Which of the following is NOT a continent in the ancient world? A) Europe. B) Australia. C) Africa. D) Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Australia. 29. The rate of ..... is the growth rate of a population, or the difference between an area's birthrate and its death rate. A) Doubling time. B) Zero population growth. C) Natural increases. D) Negative population growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural increases. 30. Which of the following is not a reason that people migrate?WarfareAvailability of cheap landLack of jobsBirthrate A) Warfare. B) Availability of cheap land. C) Lack of jobs. D) Birthrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Birthrate. 31. Religion is not considered part of culture because beliefs vary in different parts of the world. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. Since the 1980's, most US In-Migration has come from A) East Asia. B) Europe. C) South Asia. D) Latin America. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Latin America. 33. Which type of development does the following statement describe? The quality of the built and natural environment. A) Economic. B) Social. C) Political. D) Environmental. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environmental. 34. Large market of consumers to buy goods and services is a A) BENEFIT of urbanization. B) CHALLENGE of urbanization. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BENEFIT of urbanization. 35. Our neighbor to the north is ..... Mexico borders us to the south. A) Borders. B) Canada. C) France. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canada. 36. Which of the following is a reason that a country would have high birth rates? A) There is a policy limiting the number of children women can have. B) Due to their religion or culture they are encouraged to have a lot of children. C) The family lives in the city and works manufacturing jobs. D) Women are focusing on their careers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Due to their religion or culture they are encouraged to have a lot of children. 37. India has a birth rate of 19 and a death rate of 7. What is the population growth for India? A) 10. B) 21. C) 12. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 38. Identify the type of migration described:movement across national borders. A) Circular. B) International. C) Domestic (internal). D) Rural to urban migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) International. 39. A young couple moves from rural India to Mumbai seeking job opportunities. What type of migration is this? A) Internal migration. B) Chain migration. C) Forced migration. D) Transnational migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internal migration. 40. What is a common pull factor for migration? A) Natural disasters. B) Economic opportunities. C) Political instability. D) Cultural isolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economic opportunities. 41. What are the most important distribution factors of a population? A) Economic and technical factors. B) Historical. C) Physical factors. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 42. A group of people who share a common culture and ancestry would be a ..... A) Ethnic group. B) Population. C) Community. D) Culture region. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethnic group. 43. What is Japan's land made out of? A) Beautiful flat lands as far as you can see. B) Undersea mountains and volcanoes, sticking up out of the ocean. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Undersea mountains and volcanoes, sticking up out of the ocean. 44. The ..... of the state of New Jersey is very high which leads to much traffic on the roads. A) Economy. B) Geography. C) Population density. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population density. 45. The number of people in a given area. A) Population density. B) Population distribution. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population density. 46. What is the significance of migration in population studies? A) Migration only affects economic factors, not demographics. B) Migration is significant in population studies as it influences demographic changes, population size, and cultural diversity. C) Migration is irrelevant to cultural diversity. D) Migration has no impact on population studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migration is significant in population studies as it influences demographic changes, population size, and cultural diversity. 47. A country that has a low crude birth rate 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. 48. What characterizes a moderately populated area? A) Only rural settlements. B) Too few people. C) Neither too high nor too low population. D) Too many people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither too high nor too low population. 49. What does the birth rate measure? A) Number of deaths per 100 people. B) Number of deaths per 1, 000 people. C) Number of births per 100 people. D) Number of births per 1, 000 people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Number of births per 1, 000 people. 50. Study of population patterns and change A) Demographics. B) Migration. C) Census. D) Death rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demographics. 51. Which of the following statements about factors that influence migration is false? A) Financial opportunities often encourage humans to migrate. B) Technological advancements make migration easier and faster. C) Healthcare and education are not pull factors that encourage migration. D) A region's culture can encourage migration and settlement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Healthcare and education are not pull factors that encourage migration. 52. How often is the U.S. Census taken? A) Continuously. B) Every year. C) Every 10 years. D) Every 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Every 10 years. 53. Because of the slow birth rate in China caused by the one child policy, many of the older Chinese will face what problem? A) There will not be enough young people to follow tradition and take care of their elders. B) China will not have enough young workers to pay into the retirement system. C) Many of the elderly Chinese will not have access to adequate technology as it is being used by the young. D) Both A&B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A&B. 54. Factors that influence mortality are A) Levels of education and literacy, quality of healthcare services, access to clean water and sanitation. B) Levels of education and literacy, quality of life, access to clean water and sanitation. C) Levels of education and literacy, quality of healthcare services, access to clean country and sanitation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Levels of education and literacy, quality of healthcare services, access to clean water and sanitation. 55. Population of Monaco is 1, 436, 560 people. the expanse of the country is 2400 sq.km. Calculate the population density A) 598.57 people/sq.m. B) 59.857 people/sq.km. C) 110.160 people/sq.km. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 56. Is limited freedom a push factor or a pull factor? A) Push. B) Pull. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Push. 57. Which of the following is an important trend in world population today? A) The population growth in some of the more industrialized nations has begun to slow. B) World population is growing. C) Less industrialized countries have high growth rates. D) All of these are important trends. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are important trends. 58. When the people of an area exceed the capability of their environment to support them A) Climate Change. B) Armageddon. C) Carrying Capacity. D) Overpopulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Overpopulation. 59. Which country would most likely have a rapidly narrowing base on its population pyramid? A) Mexico-expanding working-age population. B) India-declining but still moderate birth rates. C) Japan-very low birth rates and an aging population. D) Kenya-high fertility rates and a young population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Japan-very low birth rates and an aging population. 60. Which of the following best defines population distribution? A) The study of how many people live in a specific area. 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