This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 26 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How could improved technology and healthcare affect population growth? A) Lower birth rates and raise death rates. B) Stop all migration between countries. C) Increase life expectancy and lower death rates. D) Cause immediate population decline. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increase life expectancy and lower death rates. 2. A high agricultural density usually indicates: A) Efficient farming technology. B) Limited farmland. C) Urbanization. D) Mechanized farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limited farmland. 3. Define Arable land. A) Land that is permanently covered by water. B) Land capable of being plowed and used to grow crops. C) Land that is used for grazing livestock. D) Land that is rich in minerals and not suitable for agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land capable of being plowed and used to grow crops. 4. Australia's population distribution is best described as: A) Dense and even. B) Dense and uneven. C) Sparse and even. D) Sparse and uneven. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sparse and uneven. 5. What does brain drain refer to? A) The maximum population size that an area can support. B) When skilled workers leave their home country. C) Government actions that encourage more children. D) The number of live births per 1, 000 people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When skilled workers leave their home country. 6. The Most spanish speaking country A) Mexico. B) United States of America. C) Spain. D) Peru. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mexico. 7. In general where do most people live in the United States? A) In Deserts. B) In Cities. C) Along the Coast. D) Both In cities and along the coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both In cities and along the coast. 8. What would be the best indicator that a country is over-populated? A) The country imports most of its food. B) There is a lot of iron ore in the ground. C) There are many new houses being built. D) Unemployment is high. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unemployment is high. 9. The spatial arrangement of people across the Earth's surface is known as population density. A) Geographic distribution. B) Urban sprawl. C) Cultural diffusion. D) Population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population density. 10. Negative circumstances, events, or conditions present where someone lives that make them want to leave. A) Migration Stream. B) Urbanization. C) Push Factor. D) Pull Factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Push Factor. 11. Which of the following shows a forced migration? A) Higher wages. B) A refugee fleeing conflict. C) A college student studying abroad. D) War. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A refugee fleeing conflict. 12. A state with several discontinuous pieces of territory; can be difficult to govern A) Compact. B) Fragmented. C) Perforated. D) Protruded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragmented. 13. Poverty (State of being extremely poor) A) Push Factor. B) Pull Factor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Push Factor. 14. The Baby Echo refers to which demographic phenomenon? A) A decline in birth rates following the Baby Boom. B) A resurgence in birth rates among the children of Baby Boomers. C) The migration of Baby Boomers to urban areas. D) An increase in infant mortality rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A resurgence in birth rates among the children of Baby Boomers. 15. More people are alive today than at any other time in human history. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Which of these is NOT one of the primary reasons for migration? A) Social. B) Political. C) Economic. D) Environmental. E) Philosophical. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Philosophical. 17. Where are some general places where population density would be high? A) Deserts and mountains. B) Cities/urban areas with access to resources like fresh water and arable land. C) Remote islands. D) Forested regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cities/urban areas with access to resources like fresh water and arable land. 18. If a person arrives in a country and asks for safety, what are they called? A) Refugee. B) Immigrant. C) Migrant. D) Asylum seeker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asylum seeker. 19. Population is a topic related to Geography. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 20. The ..... is the number of years it takes for a population to double in size. A) Natural increases. B) Zero population growth. C) Negative population growth. D) Doubling time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doubling time. 21. I am the process of moving from one place to live in another place. What am I? A) Emigration. B) Immigration. C) Migration. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Migration. 22. Which event is an example of diaspora? A) The trail of tears. B) The California Gold Rush. C) The Industrial Revolution. D) The Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The trail of tears. 23. The estimated average number of years that an individual can expect to live is called A) Population. B) Death rate. C) Life expectancy. D) Birth rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Life expectancy. 24. The Atlantic Ocean is an example of A) An environmental push factor. B) An intervening obstacle. C) An environmental pull factor. D) An economic factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An intervening obstacle. 25. Which of the following is not a challenge faced by aid organizations? A) The availability of and access to resources. B) The ability to provide safety for their workers. C) The mounting costs of aid work. D) The limited number of places aid is needed worldwide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The limited number of places aid is needed worldwide. 26. Why is Japan against immigration? A) They want to increase their population density. B) They fear foreign migration will affect their culture negatively because they have a homogenous population. C) They believe it will lead to better international relations. D) They believe it will improve their economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They fear foreign migration will affect their culture negatively because they have a homogenous population. 27. The number of birth in a year for every thousand people in a population. A) Death rate. B) Birth rate. C) Immigration. D) Emigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Birth rate. 28. What does "Mortality" refer to? A) Disease rates. B) Fertility rates. C) Death rates. D) Birth rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Death rates. 29. Strasbourg is located in? A) France. B) Germany. C) Czechia. D) Austria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) France. 30. Milling lumber into plywood is an example of what economic activity? A) Secondary. B) Primary. C) Quaternary. D) Tertiary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary. 31. Migration causes the world's overall population to ..... A) Increase. B) Decrease. C) Stay the same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stay the same. 32. Which term refers to the number of live births per thousand population? A) Mortality rate. B) Infant mortality rate. C) Birthrate. D) Fertility rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birthrate. 33. What is the term for the number of years the average person will live? A) Life Expectancy. B) Population Density. C) Crude Death Rate. D) Infant Mortality Rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life Expectancy. 34. Fill in the blank:Migration in which individuals follow the migratory path of preceding friends or family members to an existing community is called ..... A) Chain Migration. B) Step Migration. C) Return Migration. D) Forced Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chain Migration. 35. What percentage of the employment in Niger is subsistence farming? A) 38%. B) 72%. C) 12%. D) 45%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 45%. 36. Which factor does not directly affect the growth of a region's population? A) Birth Rate. B) Death Rate. C) Literacy Rate. D) Infant Mortality Rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literacy Rate. 37. In a Representative Democracy the source of the government's power comes from the people. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. A territory with distinct boarders and sovereign government A) Nation state. B) State. C) Nation. D) County. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) State. 39. What are some challenges caused by rapid population growth? A) Overcrowding. B) Poverty. C) Pollution. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 40. An example of an oasis site would be ..... A) Damascus, Syria. B) Quebec City, Canada. C) Khartoum, Sudan. D) Jerusalem, Israel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Damascus, Syria. 41. If 15 babies are born and 5 people die for every 1, 000 people, what is the natural increase? A) 5. B) 15. C) 20. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10. 42. Pick a country that is covered in Desert A) Mexico. B) Namibia. C) Mongolia. D) Saudi Arabia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saudi Arabia. 43. What is the "Natural Increase Rate (NIR)" ? A) The rate of population growth due to migration. B) The percentage by which a population grows annually. C) The rate of economic growth. D) The rate of urban expansion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The percentage by which a population grows annually. 44. Istanbul's relative location contributed to its importance by allowing the city to control the ..... A) Plains. B) Oceans. C) Straits. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Straits. 45. How many people are currently alive on Earth? A) 10.1 Billion. B) 947 Million. C) 6.3 Billion. D) 7.9 Billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7.9 Billion. 46. Discuss the stages of the demographic transition model. A) Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4. B) The stages of the demographic transition model are Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3, and Stage 4. C) Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, and Phase 4. D) Stage A, Stage B, Stage C, and Stage D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The stages of the demographic transition model are Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3, and Stage 4. 47. What is the fertility rate in Niger? A) 5 births per woman. B) 1.7 births per woman. C) 7 births per woman. D) 3 births per woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7 births per woman. 48. How do geographers use population data in resource management? A) Geographers use population data to predict weather patterns. B) Geographers use population data to inform resource allocation, assess demand, and plan for sustainable development. C) Geographers use population data to determine historical events. D) Geographers use population data to analyze animal migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geographers use population data to inform resource allocation, assess demand, and plan for sustainable development. 49. Which economy is dictated by supply and demand and the buyers and sellers? A) Market. B) Socilaism. C) Mixed. D) Command. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Market. 50. Number of births each year per 1, 000 people A) Population density. B) Population growth. C) Birth rate. D) Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birth rate. 51. Industry moving to another city, state or country ..... A) INCREASES urban population. B) DECREASES urban population. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DECREASES urban population. 52. Jamaica's population is: A) 1.5 million-2.0 million people. B) 2.5 million-3.0 million people. C) 2.0 million-2.5 million people. D) 3.0 million-3.5 million people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2.5 million-3.0 million people. 53. What two main factors would best indicate quality of life of a country's population? A) The total fertility rate and the death rate. B) The crude birth rate and the crude death rate. C) The birth rate and the infant mortality rate. D) The life expectancy and the infant mortality rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The life expectancy and the infant mortality rate. 54. The act of leaving one's native country for another country. A) Urbanization. B) Emigration. C) Immigration. D) Internal Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emigration. 55. Pronatalist policies are government measures that encourage higher birth rates. Which of the following is an example of a pronatalist policy? A) Offering financial incentives to families for having more children. B) Implementing strict population control measures. C) Promoting delayed marriage and childbirth. D) Providing free access to contraception and family planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Offering financial incentives to families for having more children. 56. The Sahara desert and Himalayan mountains are examples of which type of boundary? A) Physical. B) Cultural. C) Boundaries. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical. 57. This government is led by a king or queen A) Democracy. B) Monarchy. C) Anarchy. D) Oligarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monarchy. 58. Which of the following statements about climate is true? A) Climate does not generally have an effect on population distribution. B) The areas with the highest rainfall usually have the highest populations. C) Areas that are extremely hot or extremely cold usually are not very populated. D) Countries that are very hot tend to be densely populated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Areas that are extremely hot or extremely cold usually are not very populated. 59. Which term refers to an activity or behavior in which people often take part? A) Cultural diversity. B) Cultural diffusion. C) Culture trait. D) Culture region. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Culture trait. 60. Which of the following best describes carrying capacity? A) The maximum population a land can sustain. B) The minimum number of people a land can support. C) The average rainfall on a land. D) The total area of a land. 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