This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which factor can cause push migration? A) Good farmland and available jobs. B) Warm climate and safe housing. C) Lack of resources or political persecution. D) Abundant water and strong community ties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lack of resources or political persecution. 2. Fill in the blank: ..... is the percentage of people within a population who are too young or too old to work and must rely on working adults for support. A) Life Expectancy. B) Population Density. C) Dependency Ratio. D) Birth Rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependency Ratio. 3. What problems will China likely face with their retirement system because of the One Child Policy? A) Overpopulation of elderly people. B) Not enough young people to follow tradition and take care of their elders. C) Lack of resources for the elderly. D) Increased migration of elderly people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not enough young people to follow tradition and take care of their elders. 4. What does a high dependency ratio suggest? A) Stable working-age population. B) Rapid migration. C) More dependents than workers. D) More workers per dependent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More dependents than workers. 5. Which of the following is the largest Arab country A) Sudan. B) Egypt. C) Algeria. D) Morocco. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Algeria. 6. The approximate population of the world today is ..... Billion A) 6. B) 7. C) 9. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8. 7. The attempt by one country to force its political control over another territory is A) Constitutionality. B) Sovereignty. C) Colonialism. D) Self-determination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colonialism. 8. The Golden Stool is sacred to which ethnic group? A) Ashanti. B) Arabs. C) Swahili. D) Bantu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashanti. 9. The population of country is likely to decrease due to low death rate. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 10. How does technology influence population distribution? A) Technology enables remote work opportunities and urbanization in areas with better technological infrastructure. B) Technology leads to a decrease in population due to job automation. C) Technology causes people to move away from urban areas. D) Technology has no impact on population distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Technology enables remote work opportunities and urbanization in areas with better technological infrastructure. 11. On which side are males in a population pyramid? A) Left. B) Right. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 12. While some countries need a a higher birth rate to make up for a higher mortality rate, some countries have an ..... , where an area cannot support the whole population A) Overpopulation. B) Underpopulation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overpopulation. 13. How would you describe a More Developed Country? A) Low-income countries characterized by little industry. B) A country that has a developed economy with advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations. C) A country that has started to industrialize. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A country that has a developed economy with advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations. 14. Which term refers to an area in which people have many shared culture traits? A) Ethic group. B) Population density. C) Culture region. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Culture region. 15. What is the term for when there are a lot of people so a lot of resources are used? A) Population surge. B) Overpopulation. C) People overpopulation. D) Resource exhaustion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People overpopulation. 16. A population pyramid is a type of ..... graph showing a place's age and sex composition. A) Scatter. B) Line. C) Bar. D) Pie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bar. 17. The One Child Policy in China led to the following benefit in the 1990s A) A smaller old-age dependency ratio. B) A demographic dividend. C) A lower infant mortality rate. D) A faster 'doubling time'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A demographic dividend. 18. Which city has served as a port city on the Erie Canal and today serves as a worldwide trade and financial center? A) Chicago. B) Pittsburgh. C) New York City. D) Boston. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New York City. 19. A birth rate is defined as ..... A) The total number of babies born in a year. B) How many immigrants there are. C) How many babies a woman has. D) The number of births per 1000 in a population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The number of births per 1000 in a population. 20. A Starbucks being built in Japan is an example of: A) Cultural Globalization. B) Economic Globalization. C) Political Globalization. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural Globalization. 21. Which of the following is most clearly a push factor influencing migration? A) High-paying job opportunities. B) Political instability and conflict. C) Attractive urban amenities. D) Proximity to universities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political instability and conflict. 22. Birth Rate + Migration-Death Rate = A) Population growth. B) Population density. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population growth. 23. What are anti-natalist policies? A) The number of people living per unit of land. B) Government actions that encourage people to have more children. C) Government actions that try to reduce birth rates. D) The average number of children a woman is expected to have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government actions that try to reduce birth rates. 24. Manufacturing cell phones in China for an American company is an example of: A) Cultural Globalization. B) Economic Globalization. C) Political Globalization. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economic Globalization. 25. What would be a PUSH FACTOR? A) Access to quality education. B) Economic hardship, political instability, or natural disasters. C) Job opportunities in a stable economy. D) Cultural enrichment and diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economic hardship, political instability, or natural disasters. 26. An example of a challenge due to high population density in transportation is (a) A) Efficient public transit. B) Low traffic congestion. C) A. Long commute times. D) Abundant parking spaces. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. Long commute times. 27. If a country's death rate rises above its birth rate for several years, what is the most likely impact on its population size? A) The population will grow rapidly. B) The population will decline. C) The population will double. D) The population will remain the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The population will decline. 28. Why does the United States need undocumented immigrants? A) Undocumented immigrants often do jobs such as meat packing, crop picking and construction jobs which are low paying and most Americans are unwilling to work at. B) The United States' population is declining rapidly and needs the immigrants to keep up our population growth. C) Undocumented immigrants bring much needed drugs to our country which are in great demand. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Undocumented immigrants often do jobs such as meat packing, crop picking and construction jobs which are low paying and most Americans are unwilling to work at. 29. What does Homogeneity mean? A) The quality of being the same or similar in nature. B) The loss of highly trained individuals to emigration. C) A strong dislike of people who practice another culture. D) A fixed minimum or maximum number of people allowed to enter a country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The quality of being the same or similar in nature. 30. What is a means of tracking population change over time based on birthrates and death rates called? A) Demographic Transition Model. B) Central Place Theory. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demographic Transition Model. 31. What is it called when people permanently move from one place to another? A) Population Density. B) Migration. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migration. 32. Which of the following is a challenge faced by Indonesia due to its geography? A) Managing trade across many islands separated by water. B) Being landlocked. C) Having no natural resources. D) Having no coastline. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Managing trade across many islands separated by water. 33. What is the portion of earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement? A) Ecumene. B) Census. C) Cohort. D) Pandemic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecumene. 34. Which represents a "net migration" A) Deaths-immigration. B) Emigration-births. C) Births-deaths. D) Immigration-emigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Immigration-emigration. 35. Narrow base of paid refers to- A) Low death rate. B) Low birth rate. C) High birth rate. D) High death rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Low birth rate. 36. A country where more people leave than enter will most likely experience which effect on population size, assuming births and deaths stay equal? A) Population will decrease. B) Population will not change. C) Population will double. D) Population will explode. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population will decrease. 37. What does the infant mortality rate measure? A) Number of deaths among adults per thousand. B) Number of deaths among infants under age one per thousand live births. C) Number of live births per thousand. D) Number of people migrating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Number of deaths among infants under age one per thousand live births. 38. Percentage of ubrban population, population growth rate, and infant mortality rate are examples of what? A) Indicators of standards of living and quality of life. B) Indicators of economic development. C) Differences between developing and developed nations. D) Indicators of high literacy rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indicators of standards of living and quality of life. 39. A government offering childcare payments to increase population growth is implementing a: A) Anti-natalist policy. B) Population control policy. C) Pro-natalist policy. D) Stage 1 policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pro-natalist policy. 40. What is urban sprawl? A) Planned expansion of urban areas into surrounding rural areas. B) The process of converting rural areas into urban areas. C) Uncontrolled expansion of urban areas into surrounding rural areas. It also makes Mr. Writt irrationally upset. D) The controlled expansion of urban areas into surrounding rural areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uncontrolled expansion of urban areas into surrounding rural areas. It also makes Mr. Writt irrationally upset. 41. Life expectancy is lowest on average in A) Europe. B) East Asia. C) South Asia. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Africa. 42. What are the main causes of population growth? A) Decreased access to healthcare. B) Increased birth rates, decreased mortality rates, migration, and improved living conditions. C) Higher unemployment rates. D) Increased death rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased birth rates, decreased mortality rates, migration, and improved living conditions. 43. Which Country Has The SMALLEST Population? A) Monaco. B) Panama. C) Greenland. D) Iceland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monaco. 44. ..... developed into a city because of its role as a supply station for ships. A) Jerusalem. B) Samarkand. C) Cape Town. D) Varanasi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cape Town. 45. A graphic device that shows the sex and age distribution of a population is called a: A) Rate of natural increase. B) Population density. C) Population pyramid. D) Carrying capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population pyramid. 46. What are the effects of high immigration rates on local job markets? A) High immigration rates only affect housing markets. B) High immigration rates always lead to job shortages. C) High immigration has no effect on local job markets. D) High immigration rates can create competition for jobs but may also fill labor shortages in certain sectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High immigration rates can create competition for jobs but may also fill labor shortages in certain sectors. 47. What are Amnesty programs? A) An organization that provides donations to help feed the children around the world. B) Programs that give undocumented immigrants the opportunity to gain legal status in a country. C) A support group for young immigrants who suffer from anxiety when they reach their country of destination. D) Programs that help to round up and kick out undocumented immigrants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Programs that give undocumented immigrants the opportunity to gain legal status in a country. 48. Calculate the population density of Country Z:(Population = 858, 500 & Area = 306km$^{2}$) A) 2805 people/ km$^{2}$. B) 2805.6 people/ km$^{2}$. C) 2806 people/ km$^{2}$. D) 2805.5 people/ km$^{2}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2806 people/ km$^{2}$. 49. NAFTA, now USMCA, is an example of: A) A military alliance. B) A regional trade agreement in North America. C) A cultural organization. D) An environmental treaty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A regional trade agreement in North America. 50. Depletion of local resources, such as timber and ore ..... A) INCREASES urban populations. B) DECREASES urban populations. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DECREASES urban populations. 51. What are many of the largest cities on or near? A) Sahel and Kalahari desert. B) Rivers, lakes, coastline, water sources. C) Sahel and Sahara desert. D) Atlas Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rivers, lakes, coastline, water sources. 52. What are some solutions to address overpopulation? A) Ignoring the issue and hoping it resolves itself. B) Encouraging more people to have children. C) Promoting family planning, improving education and healthcare, implementing policies to limit family size, encouraging sustainable living practices, and investing in economic development. D) Reducing access to education and healthcare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promoting family planning, improving education and healthcare, implementing policies to limit family size, encouraging sustainable living practices, and investing in economic development. 53. What is meant by 'negative population growth' in the context of population futures? A) Negative population growth means the population is increasing rapidly. B) Negative population growth means the population is decreasing rather than increasing. C) Negative population growth means the population is growing at a slower rate. D) Negative population growth means the population remains constant over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative population growth means the population is decreasing rather than increasing. 54. Which of the following is NOT considered a capital resource? A) Hammer. B) Skilled worker. C) Saw. D) Car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skilled worker. 55. Something that encourages people to move to a new place. A) Push factor. B) Pull factor. C) Dependency ratio. D) Replacement rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pull factor. 56. Population Pyramid shows- A) Number of people. B) Age and Sex structure. C) Sex and literacy structure. D) Only Age structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Age and Sex structure. 57. A Likert scale is best used to ..... A) Capture how a place looks. B) Collect people's opinions on a matter. C) Take a sample from a physical feature. D) Count the number of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collect people's opinions on a matter. 58. The population of the United States is around A) 330 million. B) 3.5 billion. C) 1 million. D) 1 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 330 million. 59. Which famous ancient city is used as an example of a Hilltop Site that provided a location good for protection or defense? A) Quebec City. B) Rome. C) New York City. D) Hong Kong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rome. 60. Calculate the population density of Country A:(Population = 55, 000 & Area = 456km$^{2}$) A) 120.6 people/ km$^{2}$. B) 119 people/ km$^{2}$. C) 120 people/ km$^{2}$. D) 121 people/ km$^{2}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 121 people/ km$^{2}$. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesArts Humanities QuizzesClass 11 QuizzesClass 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 1Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 2Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 3Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 4Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 6Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 7Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 8Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books