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Population geography - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    Which one of the following nomadic tribes lives in northern Finland?
    1. Yukaghir
    2. Warlpiri
    3. Lapps
    4. Kirghiz
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  2. Question 2

    What does population geography study?
    1. The distribution and characteristics of human populations
    2. The distribution of animal populations
    3. The geographic distribution of natural resources
    4. The population of different species in an ecosystem
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  3. Question 3

    Which of the following is NOT a key aspect of population geography?
    1. Population growth and decline
    2. Migration
    3. Climate change
    4. Urbanization
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  4. Question 4

    What does population density measure?
    1. The fertility rate of a population
    2. The average income of a population
    3. The number of cities in a country
    4. The number of people per unit of land area
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  5. Question 5

    Which stage of demographic transition is characterized by high birth and death rates?
    1. Stage 1
    2. Stage 2
    3. Stage 3
    4. Stage 4
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  6. Question 6

    The spatial arrangement of people across the Earth’s surface is known as:
    1. Population density
    2. Population distribution
    3. Population composition
    4. Population growth
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  7. Question 7

    Which region of the world has the highest population density?
    1. Africa
    2. Europe
    3. North America
    4. Oceania
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  8. Question 8

    What is the term for the movement of people within a country’s borders?
    1. Emigration
    2. Immigration
    3. International migration
    4. Internal migration
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  9. Question 9

    Which demographic indicator represents the average number of children born to women of childbearing age?
    1. Infant mortality rate
    2. Fertility rate
    3. Dependency ratio
    4. Life expectancy
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  10. Question 10

    What is the term for the number of years it takes a population to double in size at the current growth rate?
    1. Life expectancy
    2. Doubling time
    3. Demographic transition
    4. Replacement level
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  11. Question 11

    In which stage of demographic transition does a country experience a decline in birth rates and population growth?
    1. Stage 1
    2. Stage 2
    3. Stage 3
    4. Stage 4
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  12. Question 12

    Which of the following is an example of a pull factor for migration?
    1. Religious persecution
    2. Job opportunities
    3. Natural disasters
    4. Armed conflicts
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  13. Question 13

    What is the movement of people from rural areas to urban areas called?
    1. Emigration
    2. Urbanization
    3. Immigration
    4. Rural flight
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  14. Question 14

    What is the full form of NPP ?
    1. National Population Policy
    2. National Provident Policy
    3. National Poverty Protection
    4. All the above
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  15. Question 15

    Which of the following union territories of India has a very low population?
    1. Andaman and Nicobar
    2. Lakshadweep
    3. Chandigarh
    4. Pondicherry
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  16. Question 16

    Which of the following age group is that of the working-age group?
    1. 15-30 years
    2. 15-40 years
    3. 15-64 years
    4. 15-59 years
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  17. Question 17

    Which movement of the people across regions and territories does not change the size of the population?
    1. Birth rate
    2. Death rate
    3. External
    4. Internal
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  18. Question 18

    A large proportion of children in a population is a result of :
    1. High birth rate
    2. High death rate
    3. More married couples
    4. High life expectancies
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  19. Question 19

    The magnitude of population growth refers to :
    1. The number of persons added each year
    2. The total population of an area
    3. The number of females per thousand males
    4. The rate at which the population increases
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  20. Question 20

    Which among the following is included in the policy framework of NPP 2000?
    1. Imparting free and compulsory school education above 14 years age
    2. Reducing infant mortality rate
    3. Achieving universal immunization of children against all vaccine preventable diseases
    4. All of these
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