Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 4 (60 MCQs)

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1. If an area is located near a water source, has a mild climate, and access to natural resources, what is its population density most likely going to be?
2. If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ..... because of the availability of food.
3. A student surveys mathematics teachers to get their opinion on teaching. What is the sample?
4. Factor that causes population growth to decrease
5. A resource population is the population that .....
6. A population of panthers lives in the southeastern United States. Over 50 years, the size of the panther population in the region increased. What best explains the increase in the size of the panther population?
7. When animals move OUT of an area, this is called
8. A movie theater considers upgrading to offer luxury seating. The manager randomly surveys 1, 200 residents who live within 10 miles of the theater. What is the sample in this situation?
9. Which of the following is the amount of organisms in a given amount of space?
10. Which geographic factor most likely explains why many cities are located near rivers?
11. Determine the type of sampling used in the following scenario:You're conducting an investigation about whether students enjoy lunch. So you survey everyone at your lunch table.
12. Which environment is difficult to live in due to water scarcity?
13. The origins of the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade can be traced back to the migration of the Berber people of Northern Africa. However, their success in navigating the trade routes across the Sahara Desert is directly tied to which animal?
14. Deserts are typically densely populated.
15. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of an age structure diagram?
16. Vikings raiding started in in ..... century
17. In a type of mammal, genes for the albino is recessive to the brown hair genes. In an investigation, it was found that 72 out of 500 mammals are albino. What is the albino allele frequency in that population?
18. The pattern of spacing between individuals across the range of a population is its
19. The study of statistics is .....
20. How is population change calculated?
21. Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support .....
22. What is global citizenship?
23. Which climate describes most of Southwest Asia?
24. Less than 1/5 of Japan is arable land. Which of the following is the best definition of arable land?
25. If animals cannot find enough places to build nests, which of the following could be a limiting factor?
26. What does 'Age Composition' mean?
27. In a forest, there are 50 deer per square mile. What is this an example of in terms of population characteristics?
28. What is a group of organisms of ONE species that live in an area at the same time?
29. Type of growth that occurs under ideal conditions?
30. How do many people living in Africa's rain forest region usually make their living?
31. A naturally-made item, such as a tree, mineral, or fresh water, that people can use to meet a need or want.
32. A nonliving element in an ecosystem is an
33. A population pyramid that shows slow or stable growth will have what type of shape?
34. This happens when organisms try to use the same resources, such as food, water, shelter, or sunlight .....
35. A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an .....
36. Demography is the scientific study of
37. A population pyramid can be used to show .....
38. If owls are eating mice and getting energy storage molecules from the mice, which is the consumer population?
39. The potential growth of a population if it could grow in perfect conditions with no limiting factors.
40. Demographic transition is change from high birthrates and high death rates to
41. The living parts of an organisms environment are called its .....
42. The buying and selling of goods and services.
43. What term is given to the number of deaths in one year per thousand of the total population?
44. Type of survivorship curve where many offspring die. Ex. Fish
45. What occurs when a population becomes larger than the carrying capacity of the ecosystem?
46. The place where an organism lives is called a/an .....
47. Which of the following describes areas with large, fast-growing populations?
48. The study of human population size, density, distribution, movement, birthrates, and death rates
49. Counting all the crabs one by one in a tide pool to find the population
50. The annual number of children under the age of five years who die per 1000 live births; also known as the under-5 mortality rate.
51. What is the movement of people from one place to another, typically for reasons like work, education, or seeking better living conditions?
52. Natural disasters can be considered limiting factors.
53. A gaming website wanted to find out which console its visitors owned. Which choice best represents a population?
54. What measure of migration tells whether more people are entering or leaving a country?
55. A U.S. senator from Maine wants to find out the opinion of the voters in his state on issues concerning education. The office of the senator sends out a survey to a random sample of registered voters in Maine. Is this random sampling?
56. The TV station wants to get the opinion of viewers on the look of a new game-show set. The station's staff calls random people in the phone book. Is this biased or unbiased?
57. Competition for food CANNOT occur between:
58. What are many of the largest cities in Africa located on or around?
59. Which of the following would have a negative impact on an ecosystem
60. In determining population this type of observation would have you counting nests or signs of an organism.