This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 8 Population Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Life expectancy is lowest in A) Africa. B) Asia. C) South America. D) Western Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Africa. 2. What is a push factor leading to migration? A) Poverty. B) More job opportunities. C) Closer to family and friends. D) Better services. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poverty. 3. Push factors of migration include all of the following, except ..... A) A high standard of living. B) Social persecution. C) Widespread famine or drought. D) A high unemployment rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A high standard of living. 4. If net migration is higher than the natural change what will happen to the population? A) It will grow. B) It will shrink. C) It will stay the same. D) Naturally it will not change, that's why it's called natural change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It will grow. 5. Determine whether each characteristic is an economic force of free enterprise, socialist, or communist economic systems:Private property ownership is abolished and replaced by national ownership of all land. A) Free Enterprise. B) Socialist. C) Communist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communist. 6. The term "human capital flight" describes the migration of ..... A) Criminals seeking to avoid capital punishment in their home country. B) Key individuals from the capital city of their home country. C) Bureaucrats to the capital of the host country. D) Highly trained or skilled professionals away from their home country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Highly trained or skilled professionals away from their home country. 7. What does immigration mean? A) To exit or leave a place. B) To enter into a new place. C) To stay in the same place. D) To travel temporarily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To enter into a new place. 8. The fertility rate based on the number of live births per 1, 000 residents is the A) Crude birth rate. B) Crude fertility rate. C) Natural increase rate. D) Life expectancy at birth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crude birth rate. 9. What are the characteristics of rural population? A) Modern lifestyles, diverse economy. B) High population density, industrial-based economy. C) Abundant access to services, isolated communities. D) Lower population density, agricultural-based economy, limited access to services, close-knit communities, traditional lifestyles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lower population density, agricultural-based economy, limited access to services, close-knit communities, traditional lifestyles. 10. What is the term used for a country that is still in the process of industrialization and has a lower standard of living? A) Urban. B) Rural. C) Developed country. D) Developing country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Developing country. 11. Which of the following statements best defines the term population? A) Population is the number of children a woman has during her child-bearing years. B) Population is the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or other area. C) Population is the use of technology to track aircraft so that it can land safely at an airport. D) Population is the study of the migration patterns across continents during the Age of Exploration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population is the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or other area. 12. Which country is experiencing a negative growth rate according to the population pyramid? A) Italy. B) China. C) Indonesia. D) Afghanistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italy. 13. The large young dependant population means that there are low costs of healthcare, maternity care, and immunisations/checks for young babies. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. The lush golf courses in the United Arab Emirates, the dikes and polders in the Netherlands, and the Three Gorges Dam in China are significant examples of land use. These examples reflect which of the following viewpoints of human-environment interaction? A) Environmental determinism. B) Ecotourism. C) Possibilism. D) Heartland theory. E) Malthusian theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Possibilism. 15. What is a common reason for people to migrate from rural to urban areas? A) Better job opportunities. B) Increased farming land. C) Lower cost of living. D) More family support. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Better job opportunities. 16. Which of the following best describes a developed country? A) A country with a high per capita income and advanced technology. B) A country with a low population density and limited resources. C) A country with a high population density and limited resources. D) A country with a low per capita income and limited technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A country with a high per capita income and advanced technology. 17. Why has population increased so dramatically in the last 200 years? A) Higher birth rates due to cultural shifts. B) Increased immigration from rural areas to cities. C) Advancements in medicine, agriculture, and sanitation. D) Decline in global birth control usage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Advancements in medicine, agriculture, and sanitation. 18. What does "Doubling Time" refer to in population studies? A) The time it takes for a population to halve in size. B) The number of years in which a population will double assuming the growth rate remains stable. C) The time it takes for a population to stabilize. D) The number of years in which a population will decrease by half. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The number of years in which a population will double assuming the growth rate remains stable. 19. Which country has the highest population below? A) Country A (100, 000 people). B) Country B (7, 000 people). C) Country C (56, 000 people). D) Country D (1, 100, 000 people). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Country D (1, 100, 000 people). 20. What were families in China encouraged to do if they had a girl under the One Child Policy? A) Have an abortion or abandon the child. B) Move to another city. C) Send her to school abroad. D) Adopt another child. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have an abortion or abandon the child. 21. The average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime is the A) Birth rate or CBR. B) Natural increase or NIR. C) Mortality rate. D) Total fertility rate or TFR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Total fertility rate or TFR. 22. What is land suited for agriculture known as? A) Agricultural density. B) Population density. C) Physiological land. D) Arable land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arable land. 23. All of the people in a particular area A) Migration. B) Demographics. C) Population. D) Census. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 24. Many guest workers go to work in the oil field in SW Asia (Middle East). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Birth rates tend to be higher in A) Less developed countries. B) Developed countries. C) Industrialized countries. D) None of the above. 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