This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is biodiversity important to ecosystems? A) It allows ecosystems to adapt to changing climates. B) It establishes the separate ecosystems within a biome. C) It has created antibiotic-resistant bacteria. D) It provides each organism with one specific role to ensure there is no competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It allows ecosystems to adapt to changing climates. 2. A scientist studies a herd of mule deer to learn about their dietary habits. Identify the population. A) All animals. B) Mule deer. C) Deer. D) Mules. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deer. 3. What growth pattern describes a population whose growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth? A) Logistic growth. B) Population growth. C) Exponential growth. D) Predator-prey cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logistic growth. 4. Limiting factors are sometimes helpful because they can keep the population from getting too large. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. What is maternal mortality? A) The death of a mother during childbirth or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy. B) The death of a mother during pregnancy. C) The death of a mother due to natural causes. D) The death of a mother due to old age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The death of a mother during childbirth or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy. 6. Why did Aria decide to move from her village to the city? A) The number of children who survive past the age of one. B) The number of babies born in a city. C) The number of people born in a hospital. D) More job opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More job opportunities. 7. If you divide the population of a country by its land area what statistic do you get? A) GDP per capita. B) I thought this was social studies . C) Physiologic population density. D) Arithmetic population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arithmetic population density. 8. Which meaning goes with the Latin prefix Atmo- A) Living things. B) Air. C) Land. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air. 9. An indirect effect is: A) The result of one cause leading to an effect that causes one or more other effects. B) The result of one cause stopping a desired effect. C) The result of more than one cause leading to the death rate of a population. D) When there is a direct relationship between one organism and the next. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The result of one cause leading to an effect that causes one or more other effects. 10. You sample a population of butterflies and find that 42% are heterozygous for a particular gene. What would be the frequency of the recessive allele in this population? A) 0.30. B) 0.49. C) 0.70. D) Allele frequency cannot be estimated from this information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allele frequency cannot be estimated from this information. 11. In a rat population that is in equilibrium, the frequency of recessive white fur allele is 0.25. Calculate the frequency of the heterozygous rat. A) 0.188. B) 0.5. C) 0.375. D) 0.75. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 0.375. 12. Assign each car in a dealership a number and then use a random-number table to select the cars to be inspected. A) Systematic. B) Random sample. C) Convenience. D) Biased sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Random sample. 13. In a logistic Growth curve, exponential growth is the phase in which the population ..... A) Reaches carrying capacity. B) Grows quickly. C) Growth begins to slow down. D) Growth stops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grows quickly. 14. This is a person who moves from place to place to make a living and to look for available resources: A) Camel. B) Nomad. C) Resident. D) Settler. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nomad. 15. Which of the scenarios below might cause the total population of a country to decrease? A) Drought leading to a lack of food. B) Better nutrition and healthcare. C) Pronatal policies. D) An increase in immigration to the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drought leading to a lack of food. 16. A population is A) A group of communities that exist in different places. B) A group of organisms of one species that lives in the same area at the same time. C) A group of people that populate one place at the same time on different planets. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A group of organisms of one species that lives in the same area at the same time. 17. The variety of living organisms within a given area A) Species. B) Population. C) Biodiversity. D) Community. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biodiversity. 18. By 2100, the estimated population of the world will be ..... A) 9 billion. B) 10 billion. C) 11 billion. D) 13 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 11 billion. 19. 40% of the world's population live ..... A) Within 100km of the coast. B) Live in Asia. C) Live in the Americas. D) In the northern hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Within 100km of the coast. 20. Adult giraffes eat about 75 pounds of food in a day. On average, an area can provide 450 pounds of food per day for giraffes.Based on this information only, what is the carrying capacity for adult giraffes in this area? A) 6. B) 75. C) 375. D) 450. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6. 21. A musician wanted to see what people who bought his last album thought about the songs. Which choice best represents a sample? A) Every person who bought the album. B) A selection of people who didn't want to buy the album. C) 250 girls who bought the album. D) A selection of 3, 294 people who bought the album. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A selection of 3, 294 people who bought the album. 22. A sudden dramatic increase in the birth rate is ..... ? A) Birth Boom. B) Child Growth. C) Baby Boom. D) Infant Population Growth (IPG). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baby Boom. 23. What is the demographic transition model? A) A diagram that shows the distribution of a population by age and gender. B) The model that uses birthrates and death rates to show how populations in countries or regions change over time. C) The average number of people living on a square mile or square kilometer of land. D) The variations in population that occur across a country, a continent, or the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The model that uses birthrates and death rates to show how populations in countries or regions change over time. 24. The average number of years a newborn infant can expect to live. A) Birth Number. B) Population Growth. C) Life Expectancy. D) Overpopulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Life Expectancy. 25. The average number of children a woman in a given population will have in her lifetime is ..... ? A) Average Childbearing (ACB). B) Total Fertility Rate (TFR). C) Expected Childbirth (ECB). D) Average Fertility Scale (AFS). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Total Fertility Rate (TFR). ← 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 7Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 8Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 9Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 10Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books