This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 33 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A graphic device that shows gender and age distribution of a population A) Population pyramid. B) Carrying capacity. C) Population density. D) Population map. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population pyramid. 2. A population's ..... is the number of individuals that die over the same time period. A) Birthrate. B) Death rate. C) Community. D) Extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Death rate. 3. If more foxes move into the same area with rabbits. What will most likely happen to the rabbit population? (foxes eat rabbits) A) The rabbit population will not be affected. B) The rabbit population will increase. C) The rabbit population will decrease. D) The rabbits will equal the foxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rabbit population will decrease. 4. In a population of cows at genetic equilibrium, 750 cows have long horns (dominant trait), while remaining 250 cows have short horns (recessive traits). What is the frequency of dominant allele? A) 0.25. B) 0.5. C) 0.67. D) 0.75. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 0.5. 5. Which of the following is true among less-developed countries? A) More females. B) More males. C) A population that has a high percentage over age 15. D) A population that has a high percentage under age 15. E) A high percentage of population receiving adequate medical care. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A population that has a high percentage under age 15. 6. The size of a population compared to the amount of space available. A) Limiting factor. B) Population density. C) Carrying capacity. D) Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population density. 7. A population of garter snakes lives in a field by Mrs. M's house. Over 5 years, the size of the garter snake population increased. What best explains the increase in the size of the snake population? A) A lot of snakes were born and none of them died. B) The snake population is always increasing because the snakes are really hard to catch. C) Fewer snakes were born than died. D) More snakes were born than died. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More snakes were born than died. 8. Used by an ecologist, what is the definition of a sample? A) The WHOLE that is meant to show what a PART is like. B) A small PART that is meant to show what the WHOLE is like. C) What you get at Costco or Sam's Club. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small PART that is meant to show what the WHOLE is like. 9. During one year a population of blue jays has zero population growth. Which must be true about the blue jay population at the end of the year compared to the beginning of the year? A) It will have the same number of individuals in it. B) It will have the very same individuals in it. C) It will have become larger. D) It will have become smaller. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It will have the same number of individuals in it. 10. A canal is ..... A) A transportation barrier. B) A transportation corridor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A transportation corridor. 11. When a harbor seal joins a population ..... A) Emigration. B) Immigration. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immigration. 12. By 2050, the world population is predicted to reach: A) 7 Billion. B) 8 Billion. C) 9 Billion. D) 10 Billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 9 Billion. 13. A population of ducks lives at a small pond that is slowly drying up. Which statement describes what will most likely happen over time? A) Ducks will immigrate from the population. B) Ducks will emigrate to the population. C) Ducks will emigrate from the population. D) Ducks will immigrate to the population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ducks will emigrate from the population. 14. The number of years required for a population to double in size given a constant rate of natural increase. A) Overpopulation. B) Population Density. C) Population Doubling Time. D) Birth Rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population Doubling Time. 15. In a population, the number of males and females in each of three age groups:pre-reproductive stage, reproductive stage, and post-reproductive stage A) Age structure. B) Demographic transition. C) Demography. D) Zero population growth (ZPG). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Age structure. 16. Better job opportunities A) Push factor. B) Pull factor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pull factor. 17. Today, with space so tight, the number of people living in most Japanese families homes are families with just parents and their children. What type of family is this? A) Nuclear Family. B) Extended Family. C) Separated Family. D) Wealthy Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear Family. 18. Before a nation wide election, a polling place was trying to see who would win. Which choice best represents a sample? A) A selection of male voters. B) A selection of voters over age 50. C) A selection of voters of different ages. D) All voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A selection of voters of different ages. 19. What factor describes when populations decrease because animals are moving out of a population? A) Emigration. B) Limiting Factors. C) Immigration. D) Exponential Growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emigration. 20. A part of the environment that keeps a population's size at a level below its full potential is called a ..... A) Cooperation. B) Limiting factor. C) Competition. D) Carrying capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limiting factor. 21. Explain how people in mountainous regions have adapted to their environment. A) By building underground tunnels for homes. B) By constructing terraced fields for farming. C) By only living at sea level. D) By avoiding all outdoor activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By constructing terraced fields for farming. 22. What does the distribution of a population tell you that density does not? A) The number that live in an area. B) The areas inhabited by a population. C) The births per unit area. D) The deaths per unit area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The areas inhabited by a population. 23. Viking raiding ended in the ..... century A) 8th. B) 11th. C) 12th. D) 9th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 11th. 24. Affect all populations similarly regardless of population size. Examples include:natural disasters, rapid climate changes (drought or floods), and human activity and disturbances A) Density-Dependent factors. B) Density-Independent factors. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Density-Independent factors. 25. Looking at number of mud nests of swallows, using that to count the population A) Direct Observation. B) Indirect Observation. C) Sampling. D) Mark-and-recapture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Observation. ← 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