Population Quiz

The birth rate refers to the:

• Number of babies born per year

• Number of people who die per year

• Number of people who move to a city per year

• Number of people who immigrate per year

The number of people who die in a year is called the:

• death rate.

• rate of natural increase.

• birth rate.

• rural rate.

Population density is a measurement of:

• the number of people per square mile.

• the total number of people living somewhere.

• the number of immigrants living somewhere.

• the average income of a group of people.

Urbanization results in people moving to:

• big cities.

• small towns.

• farming villages.

• the interior.

What does a demographer study?

• Populations

• Economics

• Governments

• Culture

Which of the following best describes the total fertility rate for a population?

• the number of children that will survive to adulthood

• the number of years a typical infant will live

• the number of children each woman in a population will have

• the number of births per 1000 people per year

What type of growth would be most likely associated with a country connected to this age structure pyramid?

• Is expecting rapid growth

• Is experiencing slow or no population growth

• Is experiencing a high death rate

• Is a less-developed country

The growth rate of a population; the difference between birth rate and death rate

• Natural Increase

• Doubling Rate

• Infant Mortality Rate

• The growth rate of a population;

The number of years it takes for a population to double in size

• Natural Increase

• Doubling time

• Infant Mortality Rate

• The growth rate of a population;

The number of deaths of children under the age of 1 per thousand of the general population.

• Natural Increase

• Doubling time

• Infant Mortality Rate

• Baby Rate