This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 40 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The act of coming to a new country A) Emigration. B) Immigration. C) Urbanization. D) Internal Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immigration. 2. What effect do the early marriages have on the population? A) Many years of child rearing mean that the population increases. B) Many years of child rearing mean that the population decreases. C) Few years of child rearing mean that the population increases. D) Few years of child rearing mean that the population decreases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many years of child rearing mean that the population increases. 3. What is overpopulation? A) When a country has a high standard of living. B) When the birth rate is lower than the death rate. C) When people consume more resources than necessary. D) When the number of people exceeds the resources available. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the number of people exceeds the resources available. 4. Which disease is associated with Stage 2:Receding pandemics in the epidemiologic transition? A) The Black Plague. B) Cholera. C) Influenza. D) Malaria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cholera. 5. The industrial Revolution is considered an era of rapid ..... because new technology enable cultures traits to spread more quickly from one culture to another. A) Cultural diffusion. B) Cultural dispersion. C) Cultural assimilation. D) Cultural dissonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural diffusion. 6. True or false:The movement of people from rural to urban areas is called urbanization A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. What is a potential reason for countries with declining populations to extend parental leave policies? A) To provide parents with more leisure time. B) To boost the number of births. C) To reduce the number of births. D) To attract foreign workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To boost the number of births. 8. The idea that people migrate primarily for economic reasons was proposed by: A) Boserup. B) Lee. C) Ravenstein. D) Malthus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ravenstein. 9. When studying the development of cities, the Site refers to: A) The government that controls the city. B) The city's exact physical location on the land. C) The resources and neighboring regions near the city. D) The jobs and services offered to the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The city's exact physical location on the land. 10. Which of the following causes a population to grow? A) Deaths and immigration. B) Emigration minus immigration. C) Emigration and deaths. D) Births and immigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Births and immigration. 11. How would you describe an emerging country? A) Often poor with low standards of living. B) Rapidly developing. C) Often has high standards of living and services. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rapidly developing. 12. How does a high death rate affect a country's population? A) It increases the population. B) It decreases the population. C) It has no effect on the population. D) It stabilises the population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It decreases the population. 13. If a country's total population has grown in the past and is now starting to steady and decrease, what stage would they be in? A) Stage 2. B) Stage 3. C) Stage 4. D) Stage 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stage 5. 14. A small island has a population of 1, 000. The birth rate is 30 per 1, 000, and the death rate is 10 per 1, 000. What is the natural increase? A) 10. B) 20. C) 30. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20. 15. Which data set would help compare population density between two regions? A) Birth month and favorite foods. B) People per unit of land area. C) Total area and rainfall averages. D) Number of schools and parks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People per unit of land area. 16. Malaria, which kills between 1 and 3 million a year on average, is an example of a: A) Viral infection. B) Protozoan infection. C) Bacterial infection. D) Fungal infection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protozoan infection. 17. No country today is in Stage 1 of the demographic transition model. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. A mixture of command and market elements is what type of economic system? A) Command. B) Market. C) Mixed. D) Traditional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mixed. 19. Which of the following best explains why some regions have low population density? A) Abundant water supply. B) Harsh climate conditions. C) High employment opportunities. D) Fertile land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harsh climate conditions. 20. Which of the following factors can influence the death rate in a country? A) Economic stability. B) Healthcare quality. C) Education level. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 21. Name three major Caribbean cities. A) Georgetown, Guyana. B) San Juan, Puerto Rico. C) Havana, Cuba; Kingston, Jamaica; Port-au-Prince, Haiti. D) Nassau, Bahamas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Havana, Cuba; Kingston, Jamaica; Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 22. What religion did the Arabs bring with them to Africa? A) Islam. B) Judaism. C) Animism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Islam. 23. Which type of development does the following statement describe? The stability of the government (how effectively the country is run) and the freedom and rights of the people who live there. A) Social. B) Environmental. C) Economic. D) Political. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political. 24. Why are some people against amnesty programs? A) They believe it is unfair to reward those who came to the country illegally. B) They think it increases the country's population too quickly. C) They believe it reduces job opportunities for citizens. D) They think it leads to cultural conflicts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They believe it is unfair to reward those who came to the country illegally. 25. What does migration mean? A) Moving from one place to live in another. B) Staying in the same place. C) Increasing the birth rate. D) Decreasing the death rate. 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