This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 28 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why are so many women in the world having fewer children? A) Are they?. B) It's just the way it is. C) They have more access to careers and educational opportunities. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They have more access to careers and educational opportunities. 2. Where do most people in the world live? A) Western Hemisphere. B) Northern Hemisphere. C) Southern Hemisphere. D) Eastern Hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Northern Hemisphere. 3. If the physiological density is larger than the arithmetic density then the country has A) Little to no usable farm land. B) Lots of farm land. C) High urban areas. D) Too many people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Little to no usable farm land. 4. Cusco, Iquitos and Tacna is Located on? A) Chile. B) Mexico. C) Bolivia. D) Peru. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peru. 5. The total number of people who live in a given area is referred to as ..... A) Population density. B) Migration. C) Birthrate. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population. 6. When was the One Child Policy officially introduced in China? A) 1979. B) 1976. C) 1990. D) 1985. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1979. 7. Which river is the longest in Ethiopia? A) Awash River. B) Blue Nile. C) Tekeze River. D) Omo River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue Nile. 8. How would you describe a developed 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: C) Often has high standards of living and services. 9. A country whose population pyramid has a wide base and a narrow top is most likely to have what type of population growth and what stage of development? A) Rapid population growth and early stage of development. B) Slow population growth and advanced stage of development. C) Stable population growth and middle stage of development. D) Declining population growth and late stage of development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rapid population growth and early stage of development. 10. The number of people living in a unit of area of land is ..... A) Population Control. B) Over Population. C) Population Density. D) A lot of dudes and chicks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population Density. 11. Reason countries place quotas on immigration A) To increase the country's population density. B) To encourage more immigrants to settle in the country. C) To promote cultural diversity in the nation. D) To limit the number of immigrants for economic, political, or security reasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To limit the number of immigrants for economic, political, or security reasons. 12. Arrange the states in increasing order of literacy (Census 2011). A) Goa, Assam, Karnataka, Tripura, West Bengal,. B) Assam, Tripura, Goa, Karnataka, West Bengal. C) West Bengal, Tripura, Goa, Assam, Karnataka,. D) Assam, Karnataka, West Bengal, Tripura, Goa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assam, Karnataka, West Bengal, Tripura, Goa. 13. Lack of stable, well-paying jobs ..... 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. 14. There are 50 ..... including Alaska and Hawaii. A) Countries. B) Continents. C) States. D) Cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) States. 15. Bell shaped pyramid refers to- A) Expanding population. B) Declining population. C) Constant population. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constant population. 16. All of these resources are renewable EXCEPT: A) Oxygen. B) Corn. C) Ice. D) Crude Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crude Oil. 17. A country experience loss to the overall population as death rate exceed the birth rate. A) Stage 3 of the Demographic Transition Model. B) Stage 5 of the Demographic Transition Model. C) Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model. D) Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition Model. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stage 5 of the Demographic Transition Model. 18. Which type of development does the following statement describe? The level of access to services and the well-being of people. A) Social. B) Economic. C) Political. D) Environmental. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social. 19. Which of the following is an negative impact on atmosphere due to population growth- A) Formulation of hygroscopic nuclei. B) Acid rains. C) Radioactive waste. D) Threat to biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radioactive waste. 20. New York City is an important ..... site. A) Harbor. B) Island. C) Confluence. D) River narrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harbor. 21. China has a population of over a billion. Monaco has a population just over 37, 000. Why does Monaco have a higher crude (arithmetic) population density? A) Monaco has less land area than China. B) Monaco is more urbanized. C) Monaco is a developed country. D) Monaco has a higher amount of people per unit of arable land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monaco has less land area than China. 22. World population distribution is highly uneven in which population density is higher on the coasts than the interior. One main reason for this pattern is due to A) Access to trade routes and travel. B) Access to fishing. C) Access to fresh water sources. D) The oceans act as a natural barrier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Access to trade routes and travel. 23. How could a country increase its physiological density? A) Increasing the amount of agricultural land. B) Increasing the size of the population. C) Increasing the areas of its urban centers. D) Limiting the number of farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increasing the size of the population. 24. Since about 1950, the birth rate of Earth has been slowly decreasing. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 25. How much lower is China's population due to the one child policy? A) 40 million. B) 1 billion. C) 400 million. D) 10 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 400 million. 26. Fill in the blank:Anti-natal policies are designed to ..... childbirth. Example:China's one-child policy (ended in 2016). A) Support. B) Discourage. C) Promote. D) Encourage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discourage. 27. How many more men are there than women in China due to the One-Child policy? A) 30 million. B) 15 thousand. C) 4 million. D) 670 thousand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 30 million. 28. The countries that participated n the normandy landing are Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, UK, US, ..... A) China. B) Sweden. C) Canada. D) Ireland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Canada. 29. Which historical event encouraged the migration of two million Iranians to Europe, North America, and Australia in less than 30 years? A) The Holocaust. B) Genocide. C) The Islamic Revolution. D) The fall of communism in Eastern Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Islamic Revolution. 30. According to Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move? A) Children. B) Younger adults. C) Older adults. D) Families. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Younger adults. 31. Population growth rates are influenced by human, environmental, economic, and ..... A) Political factors. B) Emotional. C) Physiological factors. D) Physical factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political factors. 32. Which statement best distinguishes immigrate and emigrate? A) Immigrate is rural; emigrate is urban. B) Immigrate is legal; emigrate is illegal. C) Immigrate is temporary; emigrate is seasonal. D) Immigrate is entering; emigrate is leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Immigrate is entering; emigrate is leaving. 33. Which of the following statements best describes why the global population has increased over time? A) More stable food supply. B) Medical advancements have increased life expectancy. C) Better hygiene and clean water supply reduced the spread of diseases. D) Higher birth rate than death rate. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 34. Northern Africa has a large population of this ethnic group ..... A) Bantu. B) Swahili. C) Arabs. D) Christian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arabs. 35. What is the definition of "Arable Land" ? A) Land that is suitable for growing crops. B) Land that is suitable for building houses. C) Land that is suitable for mining. D) Land that is suitable for tourism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land that is suitable for growing crops. 36. A densely populated area has ..... A) Not many people within a square kilometre. B) A lot of old people. C) Many people living within a square kilometre. D) Lots of trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Many people living within a square kilometre. 37. What helps improve soil and helps grow more crops? A) Fertilizers. B) Flooding. C) Less agriculture. D) Over cultivation of crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fertilizers. 38. Which of the following regions is likely to have a low population density? A) Islands. B) Mountains. C) Deserts. D) Arctic regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deserts. 39. Because of the One Child Policy, China has more of what gender? A) Females. B) Males. C) Equal number of males and females. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Males. 40. What does the term "urbanization" mean? A) The spread of rural culture to cities. B) The decrease in city populations. C) The building of new farms in cities. D) The shift from rural to urban areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The shift from rural to urban areas. 41. The average age that a person in a given population can expect to live. A) Life cycle. B) Life span. C) Life expectancy. D) Dependency rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Life expectancy. 42. Population density. A) A Countries' population. B) Overall population. C) Is the number of people living on a square mile or a square kilometer of land. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is the number of people living on a square mile or a square kilometer of land. 43. Which Stage of the Demographic Transition Model has a growing population possibly related to improving medical care? A) High Stationary (Stage 1). B) Early Expanding (Stage 2). C) Low Stationary (Stage 4). D) Late Expanding (Stage 3). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Early Expanding (Stage 2). 44. What is an advantage to building a city at a confluence site? A) Decreased regional conflicts. B) Reduced risk of natural disasters. C) Increased access to trade routes. D) Improved technological innovations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased access to trade routes. 45. The most populous country in the Southeast Asia region is A) Bangladesh. B) China. C) Indonesia. D) Thailand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indonesia. 46. What is urbanisation? A) The movement of people from rural to urban areas, usually rapidly. B) An increase in people living in rural areas. C) The moment of people from one place to another. D) The process of cities expanding into rural areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movement of people from rural to urban areas, usually rapidly. 47. Why is examining the environment of an area important for geographers? A) It helps them understand the weather patterns. B) It gives insight into why the population density is the way it is. C) It helps them find new species of plants. D) It helps them predict natural disasters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It gives insight into why the population density is the way it is. 48. What does "Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)" measure? A) Deaths of mothers during childbirth. B) Deaths of children under age 5. C) Deaths of infants under age 1 per 1, 000 live births. D) Deaths of teenagers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deaths of infants under age 1 per 1, 000 live births. 49. The process of the population shifting from rural areas to urban areas A) Migration. B) Internal migration. C) Urbanization. D) Immigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urbanization. 50. For population to grow what essentially has to happen? A) Birth rate must exceed death rate. B) Death rate must exceed birth rate. C) More people have to die than what is being born. D) People have to have more children. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Birth rate must exceed death rate. 51. Someone that permanently moves from one country to another with the permission of the government is known as a A) Population. B) Emigrant. C) Immigrant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immigrant. 52. Our government is a ..... , meaning the leaders are elected by the people. A) Oligarchy. B) Democracy. C) Monarchy. D) Dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democracy. 53. Which two things are shown on a population pyramid? A) Gender and race. B) Height and sex. C) Age and height. D) Age and sex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Age and sex. 54. A ..... engages in tertiary economic activity. A) Carpenter. B) Orange grower. C) Police officer. D) Lumberjack. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Police officer. 55. How does access to healthcare influence population longevity? A) Access to healthcare has no impact on population longevity. B) Access to healthcare only affects economic factors, not health. C) Access to healthcare decreases population longevity. D) Better access to healthcare typically leads to increased life expectancy and improved health outcomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Better access to healthcare typically leads to increased life expectancy and improved health outcomes. 56. The majority of the Swahili people practice which religion? A) Animism. B) Islam. C) Christianity. D) Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Islam. 57. Guest workers often live in small, shared spaces to save money. A) They enjoy luxurious accommodations while working abroad. B) They endure difficult living conditions to earn and send money home. C) They are provided with free housing by their employers. D) They live in large, private apartments to ensure comfort. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They endure difficult living conditions to earn and send money home. 58. Worldwide Population Growth:What is mortality rate? A) The number of births in a population over a specific period of time. B) The rate at which a population increases due to migration. C) The number of deaths in a population over a specific period of time. D) The average age of individuals in a population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The number of deaths in a population over a specific period of time. 59. Sisco's Mexican Restaurant in Tomball would be A) Place. B) Relative location. C) Movement. D) Region. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place. 60. Total # of deaths in a year of infants under 1 year of age for every 1, 000 live births in a society A) Crude Birth Date. B) Infant Mortality Rate. C) Crude Death Rate. D) Dependency Ratio. 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