This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 36 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which statement best defines push factors in migration? A) Conditions that attract people to a place. B) Conditions that force or encourage people to leave a place. C) Government programs that limit movement. D) Transportation systems that enable movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conditions that force or encourage people to leave a place. 2. What are the 3 statistics that create HDI (Human Development Index)? A) GNI per capita. B) Years of Expected Schooling. C) Life expectancy. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. What are the factors that have led to population growth in the last 200 years? A) Food production, discoveries in medical science, and improvements in sanitation. B) Decrease in birth rate, increase in death rate, and decrease in migration. C) Decrease in food production, decrease in medical advancements, and increase in pollution. D) Increase in birth rate, decrease in death rate, and increase in migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food production, discoveries in medical science, and improvements in sanitation. 4. What is the primary distinction between evacuees and refugees? A) Evacuees are forced to leave due to war, while refugees leave due to personal choice. B) Evacuees are temporarily relocated, while refugees seek permanent resettlement. C) Refugees are temporarily relocated, while evacuees seek permanent resettlement. D) Evacuees and refugees are the same, with no differences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evacuees are temporarily relocated, while refugees seek permanent resettlement. 5. What happens to the population of an area when a person leaves it? A) The population increases. B) The population stays the same. C) The population decreases. D) The population doubles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The population decreases. 6. How do historical trade routes affect current population distribution in Ethiopia? A) Historical trade routes have no impact on urban centers in Ethiopia. B) Trade routes only affect rural areas, not urban centers. C) Historical trade routes have led to the establishment of urban centers and influenced current population distribution in Ethiopia. D) Population distribution is solely determined by climate and geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Historical trade routes have led to the establishment of urban centers and influenced current population distribution in Ethiopia. 7. What is the point of monuments/statues? A) Communcation. B) Migration. C) Symbols of national pride. D) Creativity in the arts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbols of national pride. 8. Pick a city that has the LOWEST population. A) Paris. B) Tokyo. C) Shanghai. D) Los Angeles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paris. 9. What are some reasons people are forced to flee their country and become refugees? A) Wars. B) Food shortages. C) Natural disasters. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. What is an ancestor? A) A person who has passed away, like a great grandparent that you are related to. B) A stranger you meet on the train. C) Someone who is taller than you. D) Your future children are your ancestors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person who has passed away, like a great grandparent that you are related to. 11. Fill in the blank:The number of deaths in a year for every 1000 people is called ..... A) Total Fertility Rate. B) Crude Death Rate. C) Infant Mortality Rate. D) Crude Birth Rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crude Death Rate. 12. Time required for the population size to double A) Doubling time. B) Doubling rate. C) 100 years. D) 1 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doubling time. 13. The largest sea in East Asia A) Huang He. B) Sea of Japan. C) Yellow Sea. D) South China Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) South China Sea. 14. What is the word for the number of people who can read and write in a country A) Income. B) Literacy rate. C) Life expectancy. D) Free enterprise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literacy rate. 15. Which is a NOT a sign a country is overpopulated? A) High unemployment. B) High standard of living. C) Frequent hunger and famines. D) Shortage of housing and services. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High standard of living. 16. What is a likely consequence of rapid population growth in urban areas? A) Decreased demand for housing. B) Improved air quality. C) Increased pressure on infrastructure. D) Lower population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased pressure on infrastructure. 17. When was the antinatalist population policy introduced in China? A) 1969. B) 1979. C) 1989. D) 1999. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1979. 18. Such events as wars, famines, and epidemics affect the population of a country or region by: A) Increasing the population rapidly. B) Decreasing the population. C) Having no effect on the population. D) Doubling the population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decreasing the population. 19. Which term is defined as 'A process in which migrants reach their eventual destination through a series of smaller moves.'? A) Forced Migration. B) Step Migration. C) Circular Migration. D) Chain Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Step Migration. 20. One common cause of infant (and child) mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa is A) Housing conditions (slums). B) Non-communicable diseases. C) Air pollution. D) Water supply (sanitation). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water supply (sanitation). 21. Which statement is NOT true about settlements? A) A settlement is a place where people live. B) A settlement can only be permanent. C) It consists of buildings with different functions (e.g. economic, dwelling, public buildings). D) It also consists of other structures that are necessary for its operation. (e.g. roads, bridges, squares, streets). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A settlement can only be permanent. 22. Having a population so dense that the environment is negatively impacted A) Overpopulation. B) Immigration. C) Urbanization. D) Under population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overpopulation. 23. In Niger, culture and traditional views mean that if a family is large, it has more prestige and power. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Pavi's style of dress is determined by her Indian ..... A) Culture. B) Politics. C) Geography. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Culture. 25. 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) Maria, a software engineer from Brazil, relocates to Canada to join a tech startup. C) Anil, a doctor from India, decides to stay in his hometown to serve the local community. D) Fatima, a teacher from Egypt, moves to the UK to pursue a master's degree in education. 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. ← 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