This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All of the organisms of the same species living in the same geographic area? A) Population. B) Community. C) Ecology. D) Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population. 2. Human population rates have skyrocketed recently mostly due to: A) The bubonic plague. B) Better hygiene (health care) and food. C) The discovery of electricity. D) Improved efficiency of fuel use. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Better hygiene (health care) and food. 3. The total number of deaths per 1000 people in a population per year. A) Death Rate. B) Child Mortality Rate. C) Fertility Rate. D) Deaths per country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Death Rate. 4. The number of deaths per thousand A) Rate of natural decrease. B) Carrying capacity. C) Mortality rate. D) Population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mortality rate. 5. Most people in the Middle East do NOT live in areas where what is found? A) Deserts. B) Crop Land. C) Oil. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deserts. 6. The growth of a population; the difference between birthrates and death rate A) Birth rate. B) Death rate. C) Natural increase. D) Migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural increase. 7. The approximate population of the world today is ..... A) 7.7 Million. B) 7 Billion. C) 7 Million. D) 7.7 Billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7.7 Billion. 8. A country with a high rate of natural increase that faces a shortage of food supply supports which theory? A) Demographic transition. B) Epidemiological transition. C) Neo-Malthusian Theory. D) Core-Periphery Theory. E) Human-Environment Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neo-Malthusian Theory. 9. If an area is located near a water source, has a mild climate, and access to natural resources, what is its population density most likely going to be? A) Sparsely populated. B) Densely populated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Densely populated. 10. If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ..... because of the availability of food. A) Decrease. B) Stay the same. C) Increase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increase. 11. A student surveys mathematics teachers to get their opinion on teaching. What is the sample? A) All teachers in the world. B) All teachers within the school. C) All mathematics teachers in the school. D) All teachers except mathematics teachers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All mathematics teachers in the school. 12. Factor that causes population growth to decrease A) Limiting Factor. B) Density-Independent Limiting Factor. C) Density-Dependent Limiting Factor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limiting Factor. 13. Limiting factor A) An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing. B) Largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can hold. C) Under ideal conditions with unlimited resources, a population will grow exponentially. D) Mechanism of population control in which a population is regulated by predation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing. 14. A resource population is the population that ..... A) Eats others. B) Is eaten by others . C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is eaten by others . 15. A population of panthers lives in the southeastern United States. Over 50 years, the size of the panther population in the region increased. What best explains the increase in the size of the panther population? A) The panther population is always increasing because no animal eats panthers. B) Fewer panthers were born than died. C) More panthers were born than died. D) A lot of panthers were born and none of them died. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More panthers were born than died. 16. Logistic Growth A) Under ideal conditions with unlimited resources, a population will grow exponentially. B) Immigration, Emigration, Birth rate, and Death rate that change a population's size. C) Growth pattern in which a population's growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth. D) Largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can hold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Growth pattern in which a population's growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth. 17. When animals move OUT of an area, this is called A) Moving. B) Immigration. C) Emigration. D) Dying off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emigration. 18. A movie theater considers upgrading to offer luxury seating. The manager randomly surveys 1, 200 residents who live within 10 miles of the theater. What is the sample in this situation? A) 1, 200 randomly surveyed customers of the movie theater. B) All of the movie theater's customers. C) The 1, 200 residents surveyed. D) All residents who live within 10 miles of the theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The 1, 200 residents surveyed. 19. Which of the following is the amount of organisms in a given amount of space? A) Carrying capacity. B) Limiting factor. C) Emigration. D) Population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population density. 20. Which geographic factor most likely explains why many cities are located near rivers? A) Rivers provide natural beauty. B) Rivers offer transportation and water resources. C) Rivers are difficult to cross. D) Rivers are always polluted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rivers offer transportation and water resources. 21. Determine the type of sampling used in the following scenario:You're conducting an investigation about whether students enjoy lunch. So you survey everyone at your lunch table. A) Volunteer. B) Convenience. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convenience. 22. Which environment is difficult to live in due to water scarcity? A) Tropical rainforests. B) Mountain ranges. C) Deserts. D) Permanently frozen ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deserts. 23. The origins of the Trans-Saharan Slave Trade can be traced back to the migration of the Berber people of Northern Africa. However, their success in navigating the trade routes across the Sahara Desert is directly tied to which animal? A) The camel. B) The donkey. C) The Arabian stallion. D) The domesticated zebra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The camel. 24. Deserts are typically densely populated. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of an age structure diagram? A) Shows percentages of a population. B) Describes why a population graph has a certain shape. C) It tells us about the number of males and females. D) Breaks down percentages of a population based on age group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describes why a population graph has a certain shape. ← 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 9Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 10Class 9 Geography Chapter 6 Population Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books