This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does a limiting factor do? A) Makes a population grow large. B) Stops a population from growing large. C) Helps organisms adapt to abiotic factors. D) Provides geographical boundaries for migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stops a population from growing large. 2. The carrying capacity of an environment for a particular species at a particular time is determined by the A) Number of individualsin the species. B) Distribution of thepopulation. C) Reproductivepotential of the species. D) Supply of the mostlimited resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supply of the mostlimited resources. 3. Priya is planning a trip and wants to visit an urban area. Which of the following should she choose? A) A desert in Northern Africa. B) New York City. C) A small farming village. D) A remote mountain cabin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New York City. 4. What term is used to describe the maximum population size an environment can support? A) Carrying capacity. B) Population threshold. C) Environmental limit. D) Biotic potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carrying capacity. 5. What is the term for the number of males and females of each age in a population? A) Geographic range. B) Population density. C) Growth rate. D) Age structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Age structure. 6. A sample should be A) Representative of only middle school students only. B) Everyone in the population. C) Representative of the population. D) Representative of people who volunteer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Representative of the population. 7. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for maintaining the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? A) An increasing mutation rate. B) Random mating. C) Large population size. D) No migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An increasing mutation rate. 8. Situation in a population in which birth rate equals death rate A) Age structure. B) Demographic transition. C) Demography. D) Zero population growth (ZPG). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zero population growth (ZPG). 9. Limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of the population density A) Density-independent factor. B) Density dependent factor. C) Demographic transition. D) Immigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Density-independent factor. 10. The patterns of where high, low, or moderate numbers of people live. A) Location. B) Climate. C) Manufactured Goods. D) Population Distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population Distribution. 11. What would the population pyramid of a college town look like? A) A high number of children under ten. B) Fewer males and female in the age range of 18-25. C) A large number of males and females in the age range of 18-25. D) Fewer men than women in the age range of 15-40. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A large number of males and females in the age range of 18-25. 12. What decade did the Oil Crisis occur? A) 1770s. B) 1990s. C) 1940s. D) 1970s. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1970s. 13. Population density is ..... A) Total population of a country. B) Number of adults per 1000 people. C) Number of people who live in cities divided by the number in rural areas. D) Average number of people in an area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Average number of people in an area. 14. ..... the number of individuals in a given area A) Dispersion. B) Population density. C) Population size. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population density. 15. ..... is the maximum population that a given area can support. A) Carrying capacity. B) Population growth. C) Limiting factor. D) Immigration rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carrying capacity. 16. What are the challenges of rapid population growth? A) Increased access to resources. B) Decreased food production. C) Decreased population density. D) Decreased urbanization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decreased food production. 17. The ..... is the average number of children each parent must have in order to replace themselves in the population A) Replacement level. B) Fertility rate. C) Migration level. D) Life expectancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Replacement level. 18. The amount of deaths that occur within a certain time frame represents the ..... A) Immigration. B) Birth rate. C) Emigration. D) Death rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Death rate. 19. Competition is a ..... interaction. A) Negative. B) Positive. C) Fun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative. 20. In a country that has a decreasing population ..... A) The birth rate is higher than the death rate. B) The death rate is higher than the birth rate. C) The birth rate equals the death rate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The death rate is higher than the birth rate. 21. A toy store owner tracking how much kids spend each month on toys. Which choice best represents a population? A) All of the kids who buy toys. B) 227 rich kids. C) 228 boys age 7-15. D) 235 kids from age 10 to 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of the kids who buy toys. 22. The number of individuals moving into a population A) Population. B) Immigration. C) Dispersion. D) Emigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immigration. 23. Who set up the Indian Forest Service in India? A) Dietrich Brandis. B) Johan Marter. C) Marks Fernandies. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dietrich Brandis. 24. Which of the following will help a population increase? A) Limiting factors. B) Pollution. C) Poaching. D) Immigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Immigration. 25. If a population grows larger than its environmental carrying capacity, then A) Death rate may rise. B) Death rate may fall significantly. C) Birth rate may rise significantly. D) Immigration rate may increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Death rate may rise. ← 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