This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 30 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Growth of a landmass occurs through which process? A) Pollution. B) Erosion. C) Desertification. D) Deposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deposition. 2. In which stage does the natural increase rate begin to decrease as both birth and death rates decline? A) Stage 3. B) Stage 1. C) Stage 2. D) Stage 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stage 3. 3. A mountain would be an example of a A) Transportation barrier. B) Political map. C) Transportation corridor. D) Human environment interaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transportation barrier. 4. Large families are needed for work, and children and moms might not always survive the birthing process. What stage am I? A) Stage 4. B) Stage 1. C) Stage 3. D) Stage 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stage 1. 5. What is the rate of infant mortality in Niger? A) 57/1, 000. B) 30/1, 000. C) 43/1, 000. D) 68/1, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 68/1, 000. 6. What is the "Epidemiologic Transition" ? A) A shift from infectious to chronic diseases as countries develop. B) A change in population density. C) A transition from rural to urban living. D) A shift in disease patterns due to climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A shift from infectious to chronic diseases as countries develop. 7. Fill in the blank:A survey that counts the population of a state, nation, or other geographic region is called a ..... A) Poll. B) Interview. C) Census. D) Estimate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Census. 8. When studying a Human Population, which factor is considered to help understand the characteristics of the people in that area? A) How long people typically live (life expectancy). B) The type of transportation used in the city. C) The original defense function of the region. D) The relative location (Situation) of the region. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How long people typically live (life expectancy). 9. A Countries Mortality Rate is a measure of ..... A) The number of deaths in a given year. B) The number of deaths per 1000 people in a given year. C) The number of births in a given year. D) The number of births per 1000 people in a given year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The number of deaths per 1000 people in a given year. 10. As a population reaches carrying capacity, what tends to occur? A) Higher birth rates. B) Stable growth. C) Increased death rates. D) Declining fertility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased death rates. 11. The number of deaths per year for every 1000 people A) Birth Rate. B) Death Rate. C) Doubling Time. D) Natural Increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Death Rate. 12. Which term is best defined as the number of babies born compared to the total number of individuals in a population at a given time? A) Birth Rate. B) Birth Tally. C) Population Growth Rate. D) Population Surplus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Birth Rate. 13. We are people who come to a new country to live. We can affect that country's population. Who are we? A) Tourists. B) Migrants. C) Refugees. D) Immigrants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Immigrants. 14. What is the mortality rate also called? A) Carrying capacity. B) Birthrate. C) Fertility rate. D) Death rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Death rate. 15. Person leaving their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster A) Migrant. B) Internally displaced person. C) Refugee. D) Immigrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refugee. 16. Since 1980, nearly all of the world's NIR has been seen in A) Major urban centers throughout the world. B) Moderately developed countries. C) Less developed countries. D) Highly developed countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less developed countries. 17. Which of the following is an example of Brain Drain? A) Jorge, who is from Mexico City, finishes his degree in astrophysics and moves to Houston Texas to work for NASA. B) Steven, who is an influencer from Atlanta, moves to Los Angeles in hopes of becoming famous. C) Manny, who is from Moscow, stays home and plays video games all day. D) None of the above are examples of brain drain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jorge, who is from Mexico City, finishes his degree in astrophysics and moves to Houston Texas to work for NASA. 18. A measure of the number of babies who die before their first birthday for every 1000 births. What is this called? A) Infant Mortality Rate. B) Fertility Rate. C) Birth Rate. D) Life Expectancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infant Mortality Rate. 19. What impact can migration have on the host country? A) Reduction in population. B) Decrease in job opportunities. C) Increase in isolation. D) Increase in cultural diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increase in cultural diversity. 20. How long was the One-Child policy law for? A) 23 years. B) 2 months. C) 40 years. D) 10 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 40 years. 21. Total Fertility Rate (TFR):What specific population behavior does the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) measure? A) The percentage of women in a population who are married. B) The average age at which women have their first child. C) The rate of population growth per year. D) The average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The average number of children born to a woman during her lifetime. 22. Which policy aims to slow population growth? A) Anti-natalist. B) Migration. C) Expansionist. D) Pro-natalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anti-natalist. 23. Population refers to the total number of individuals of a particular species living in a specific geographic area at a given time. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. What is the growth of population in cities and the resulting changes called? A) Revolution. B) Urbanization. C) Industrialization. D) Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urbanization. 25. If the birth rate is lower than the death rate and net migration is negative what will happen to the population of a country A) It will grow. B) Unable to tell from the information provided. C) It will shrink. D) It will stay the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It will shrink. 26. What are some challenges faced by countries with high population growth? A) Increased agricultural productivity. B) Lower birth rates. C) Enhanced international trade. D) Strain on resources, unemployment, inadequate infrastructure, pressure on healthcare and education, environmental degradation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strain on resources, unemployment, inadequate infrastructure, pressure on healthcare and education, environmental degradation. 27. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a consequence of overpopulation and overconsumption according to Neo-Malthusians? A) Resource depletion. B) Environmental degradation. C) Economic growth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic growth. 28. Most of the world refugees come from ..... A) Afghanistan. B) Sudan. C) Somalia. D) Syria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Syria. 29. Why does Cardiff have a larger sphere of influence than Newport? A) The weather is better in Cardiff. B) Cardiff is the capital. C) Cardiff has a wider range of goods and services. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cardiff has a wider range of goods and services. 30. Which Greek word means 'to describe'? A) Graphe. B) Geo. C) Earth. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Graphe. 31. How much trash do Tokyo residents produce per person daily? A) 3-4 pounds. B) 2-3 pounds. C) 4-5 pounds. D) 1-2 pounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2-3 pounds. 32. A(n) ..... is a person who has left his or her home country due to crisis, such as war or famine. A) Resident alien. B) Emigrant. C) Immigrant. D) Refugee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refugee. 33. What is the term for individuals who enter into a country to live permanently? A) Emigrants. B) Tourists. C) Settlers. D) Immigrants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Immigrants. 34. What is the type of government where there is no ruler in charge, and there is no government? A) Theocracy. B) Anarchy. C) Oligarchy. D) Dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anarchy. 35. Population density is the average number of people A) Living in countries with smaller land areas. B) Living in rural areas. C) Living on a square mile or square kilometer of land. D) Living in cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Living on a square mile or square kilometer of land. 36. Which of the following factors does not influence population distribution? A) Climate. B) Color of the national flag. C) Economic opportunities. D) Topography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Color of the national flag. 37. Fill in the blank:The study of populations is called ..... A) Geology. B) Zoology. C) Ecology. D) Demography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Demography. 38. LDC Characteristics:Which of the following are three demographic characteristics typically found in Less Developed Countries (LDCs)? A) Low birth rates, high life expectancy, slow population growth. B) High birth rates, low life expectancy, rapid population growth. C) High literacy rates, high urbanization, low infant mortality. D) Low population density, high income levels, high technological advancement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High birth rates, low life expectancy, rapid population growth. 39. Fill in the blank: ..... is a measurement of how long a country will take to double its population based on its Natural Increase Rate. A) Carrying Capacity. B) Doubling Time. C) Birth Rate. D) Life Expectancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doubling Time. 40. % of population growth in a year, computed as CBR minus CDR A) Dependency Ratio. B) Crude Birth Rate. C) Natural Increase Rate. D) Total Fertility Rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural Increase Rate. 41. Which of the following are part of EG Ravenstein's (The Bloke with the cloke) Laws of Migration? A) Most migrants are male. B) Most migrants move short distances. C) Most long distance migrants move to large urban areas. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 42. An intervening opportunity is an example of a ..... A) Push factor. B) Pull factor. C) Low standard of living. D) Destination for periodic migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pull factor. 43. What country has mild winters and warm summers? A) Germany. B) UK. C) Russia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany. 44. Farmers are not allowed to use the seeds after a harvest, they must re purchase them from Monsanto A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. Stage 2 of the demographic transition is characterized by: A) High birth rate and high death rate. B) High birth rate and decreasing death rate. C) Low birth rate and low death rate. D) Decreasing birth rate and high death rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High birth rate and decreasing death rate. 46. A population that will STAY THE SAME is called ..... A) Constrictive. B) Expansive. C) Stable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stable. 47. The ability to move from one place to another is A) Voluntary migration. B) Migration. C) Net migration. D) Mobility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mobility. 48. If you lived in Australia or New Zealand, you would most likely live in a(n) ..... due to population density. A) Condominium. B) House. C) Townhouse. D) Apartment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) House. 49. What is the term for the ability to provide enough food and water for everyone while supporting a sustainable environment? A) Food security. B) Resource equilibrium. C) Sustainability goal. D) Environmental balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food security. 50. What is the definition of Crude Birth Rate (CBR)? A) The total number of live births in a year for every 1, 000 people alive in the society. B) The total number of deaths in a year for every 1, 000 people alive in the society. C) The number of people migrating into a country per 1, 000 population. D) The total number of children born to a woman during her lifetime. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The total number of live births in a year for every 1, 000 people alive in the society. 51. This caused a jump in the worlds' population in the late 1700's and helped send England into stage 2: A) The Renaissance. B) The Medical Revolution. C) The Industrial Revolution. D) The Scientific Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Industrial Revolution. 52. If a country's Immigration is LESS than it's Emigration it has A) Net in-migration. B) It's population is increasing. C) It needs to set quota laws. D) Net out-migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Net out-migration. 53. Scenario:A hurricane destroys homes. The family moves to another state. This is an example of: A) Emigration. B) Migration. C) Urbanization. D) Immigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migration. 54. Which country currently has the largest population in the world? A) China. B) United States. C) Brazil. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China. 55. Explain the concept of carrying capacity. A) Carrying capacity is the maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely. B) Carrying capacity is the minimum population size needed for a species to survive. C) Carrying capacity refers to the total amount of resources available in an environment. D) Carrying capacity is the rate at which an environment can replenish its resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carrying capacity is the maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely. 56. Most migrants to the US from 1800-1850 came from which part of Europe? A) North and east. B) North and south. C) North and west. D) South and east. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) North and west. 57. What is birth rate? A) Number of births per 1000 of the population. B) Number of births per 1100 of the population. C) Number of births per 1200 of the population. D) Number of births per 2000 of the population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Number of births per 1000 of the population. 58. What term is used to describe people who move into to another county to live? A) Emigrants. B) Tourists. C) Refugees. D) Migrants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emigrants. 59. What is Gambia doing to reduce fertility rates? A) Enforcing a one child policy. B) Advertising campaigns and improving access to contraception. C) Advertising campaigns and sterilisations. D) Encouraging younger marriage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advertising campaigns and improving access to contraception. 60. Which of the following national policies would be indicative of a pro-natalist philosophy or program within that country? A) Paternity leave. B) National day care coverage. C) Child based tax credits. D) All of the above. 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