This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Few rocks in the desert cause lizard populations to be small A) Abiotic factor. B) Biotic factor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abiotic factor. 2. Limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways A) Density-independent limiting factor. B) Density-dependent limiting factor. C) Limiting factor. D) Demography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Density-independent limiting factor. 3. Which groups are considered to be part of the dependency ratio? A) Seniors above 64 and children below 15. B) Seniors above 70 and children below 14. C) Any adult between the age of 16 to 63. D) Seniors above 85 and children below 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seniors above 64 and children below 15. 4. Which of the following is a density-independent limiting factor? A) Disease. B) Earthquake. C) Emigration. D) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earthquake. 5. The movement of organisms into a range is called A) Immigration. B) Emigration. C) Population shift. D) Carrying capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immigration. 6. Which geographic feature is MOST influential in determining the population distribution in Southwest Asia? A) Mountain ranges. B) Deserts. C) Rivers. D) Grasslands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rivers. 7. Which continent is Japan located in? A) Asia. B) Europe. C) Africa. D) South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asia. 8. What type of growth is the human population experiencing today? A) Exponential growth. B) Zero population growth. C) Slight decreases in growth. D) Slight increases in growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exponential growth. 9. A population of mice lives in the northeastern United States. Over the last 50 years, the size of the mouse population decreased. What best explains the decrease in the size of the mouse population? A) Fewer mice were born than died. B) A lot of mice died and no new mice were born. C) More mice were born than died. D) The mouse population is always decreasing because mice are always being eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fewer mice were born than died. 10. Use the following information to answer the questions below.Albinism is a hereditary disease due to the absence of the skin pigment melanin. The allele for albinism is recessive to the allele for normal pigmentation. One person in 10, 000 is an albino.What is the percentage of homozygous dominant in this population? A) 10 %. B) 56 %. C) 74 %. D) 98 %. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 98 %. 11. A random survey of 7th graders finds that 7 out of 10 have more than 1 hour of screen time each day. If there are 110 7th graders in your school, how many would you expect to have more than 1 hour of screen time? A) 77. B) 70. C) 75. D) 81. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 77. 12. I surveyed 100 people at a grocery store by selecting every 3rd person that entered, does this sample represent the local population? A) Yes, it is random and unbiased. B) Yes, it is random and biased. C) No, while it is random, it is also biased. D) No, while it is random, it is also unbiased. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, while it is random, it is also biased. 13. Under which condition will the population size be stable? A) When there are more births than deaths. B) When there are more deaths than births. C) When the number of births and deaths in a given time are equal. D) The population size is always stable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the number of births and deaths in a given time are equal. 14. The standard biological ratio at birth of 105 males to 100 females is NOT characteristic of which region? A) The United States. B) Germany. C) China. D) Argentina. E) The Republic of South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China. 15. The frequency of a dominant allele is 0.6. What is the frequency of its recessive allele? A) 0.3. B) 0.12. C) 0.4. D) 0.16. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0.4. 16. To determine how often people eat out, every tenth person entering a fast food restaurant is surveyed. A) Biased Sample. B) Unbiased Sample. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biased Sample. 17. The use of resources to buy, sell, produce, or consume goods and services. A) Population Distribution. B) Manufactured Goods. C) Economic Activity. D) Trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic Activity. 18. A railway that is underground is a type of public transit system that billions of people use every year. A) Airbnb. B) Airports. C) Uber. D) Subways. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subways. 19. A school principal wants to see which subject the 695 students in his school liked best. Which choice BEST represents a representative sample? A) All girls in the school. B) All students who have an A in Social Studies. C) All students who are failing science. D) 1 class from each grade level. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 class from each grade level. 20. The lunch program at Saxe is being revised to align with new nutritional standards. They send a survey out to every student in the school to learn about school lunches. Does this represent the population or a sample? A) Population. B) Sample. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population. 21. Individuals ..... when they work together to obtain resources. A) Cooperate. B) Compete. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooperate. 22. What happens to a population with a lack of limiting factors (predators, disease, competition, and other factors that decrease population growth). A) Shrinks. B) Immigration. C) Indefinite growth. D) Emigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indefinite growth. 23. A school randomly chose ten English teachers and asked them which type of juice their students would prefer. Which reason best shows why this sample is biased? A) The sample didn't include students. B) The sample is too small. C) The sample can only be accurate if each teacher is included in the sample. D) English teachers don't drink juice!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sample didn't include students. 24. Due to severe overcrowding in an Asian village, many children do not survive to reach adulthood. A) Density-Dependent:Disease. B) Density-Independent:Disease. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Density-Dependent:Disease. 25. Population and Migration are the same terms. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 1Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 2Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 3Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 4Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 5Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 6Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 7Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 8Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 9Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books