This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the original purpose of China's One Child Policy? A) Encourage citizens to have more children. B) Make sure Chinese citizens had a good retirement program. C) Limit the number of children people in china could have. D) Force married citizens to have at LEAST one child. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limit the number of children people in china could have. 2. How does migration affect urbanization? A) Migration has no impact on urbanization. B) Migration increases the population density in urban areas. C) Migration decreases the population density in urban areas. D) Migration leads to the decline of cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migration increases the population density in urban areas. 3. Alice is fleeing her country due to political persecution and is seeking protection in another nation. What type of claim is Alice likely to make upon arrival? A) Refugee. B) Asylum. C) Migration. D) Relocation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asylum. 4. What does the dependency ratio measure in a population pyramid? A) The ratio of young and old dependents to the working-age population. B) The ratio of males to females. C) The ratio of income to expenses. D) The ratio of urban to rural population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ratio of young and old dependents to the working-age population. 5. What are the factors that influence population distribution? A) Climate, topography, resources, economic opportunities, political factors, and cultural factors. B) Number of rivers, lakes, and mountains in the area. C) Language, religion, and education. D) Distance from the equator, longitude, and latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate, topography, resources, economic opportunities, political factors, and cultural factors. 6. Population remains the same when: A) Birth rate increases. B) Death rate decreases. C) Birth rate and death rate are equal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birth rate and death rate are equal. 7. What impact does urbanization have on rural population dynamics? A) Urbanization leads to population growth in rural areas. B) Urbanization often results in population decline in rural areas as people migrate to cities. C) Urbanization has no effect on rural population dynamics. D) Urbanization only affects economic factors in rural areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urbanization often results in population decline in rural areas as people migrate to cities. 8. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) primarily focus on: A) Running governments. B) Humanitarian aid and social advocacy. C) Enforcing international law. D) Military alliances. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humanitarian aid and social advocacy. 9. A natalist policy is a belief that promotes reproduction of life. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Couples in Niger have many children to help look after animals and work land as there is a high level of subsistence farming. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. What is a "Population Explosion" ? A) A sudden decline in population. B) A rapid increase in population over a short period. C) A shift from rural to urban living. D) A decrease in birth rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rapid increase in population over a short period. 12. When a population's birth rate equals its death rate, there is ..... population growth. A) Low. B) Zero. C) High. D) Moderate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zero. 13. The spread of new ideas from a source point A) Arable land. B) Cultural diffusion. C) Doubling time. D) Population density. E) Population distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural diffusion. 14. In the Demographic Transition Model, what generally happens to birth and death rates over time as a country develops? A) Both rates rise sharply and stay high. B) Births rise while deaths stay low. C) Deaths rise while births stay low. D) Both rates decline from high to low. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both rates decline from high to low. 15. Competition for resources such as food and shelter is a A) BENEFIT of urbanization. B) CHALLENGE of urbanization. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CHALLENGE of urbanization. 16. Which of the following is not a reason that a country would have lower death rates A) Medical knowledge is advanced. B) There is proper sanitation in a country. C) Life expectancy is much longer. D) There is lots of disease in a country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There is lots of disease in a country. 17. Stage 1 and stage 4 of the demographic transition model have low population growth. A) Both have low population growth. B) Only stage 1 has low population growth. C) Only stage 4 has low population growth. D) Both have high population growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both have low population growth. 18. What problem is Japan facing with their population? A) Overpopulation due to high birth rates. B) Declining population due to low death rates and fewer couples having children. C) Lack of resources due to high population density. D) Increasing population due to immigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declining population due to low death rates and fewer couples having children. 19. What are the two most densely populated continents today? A) Asia and South America. B) Europe and North America. C) Asia and Europe. D) Europe and South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asia and Europe. 20. The Ashanti people are mainly found where? A) Africa. B) Kenya. C) Nigeria. D) Ghana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ghana. 21. VOCAB:The average number of years an individual is expected to live. A) Life expectancy. B) Infant mortality. C) Death rate. D) Growth rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life expectancy. 22. One of the primary reasons that governments seek to encourage population growth in their country is to ..... A) Increase the social status of women. B) Improve the standard of living for the population. C) Reduce pressure on natural resources, such as land. D) Address the challenges created by an aging population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Address the challenges created by an aging population. 23. There are more people living in Montego Bay rather than Morant Bay. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 24. What are Culture regions? A) The idea that culture can change. B) The different countries that have different cultures. C) An area in which people have many shared culture traits. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An area in which people have many shared culture traits. 25. The E-verify system checks the backgrounds of workers and employees. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 5Class 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 9Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books