Population Growth Quiz

What is the current world population?

• 6.2 billion

• 9.5 billion

• 10 billion

• 7.9 billion

Which of the following is not a factor affecting population growth?

• natural disasters

• birth rate

• immigration

• death rate

What is the formula to calculate population growth rate?

• (Births + Immigration) - (Deaths + Emigration) / Total population - 100

• (Births + Immigration) - (Deaths + Emigration) / Total population + 100

• (Births + Immigration) - (Deaths + Emigration) / Total population

• (Births + Immigration) - (Deaths + Emigration) / Total population * 100

Which country has the highest population growth rate?

• Niger

• United States

• China

• India

What is the doubling time for a population growing at a rate of 2% per year?

• 17

• 70

• 50

• 35

Which of the following is a positive impact of population growth?

• Economic growth

• Decreased resources

• Increased poverty

• Environmental degradation

What is the term used to describe the number of births per 1,000 individuals in a population in a year?

• birth rate

• population rate

• death rate

• mortality rate

Which of the following is a negative impact of population growth?

• Increased availability of resources, improved environmental quality, and decreased competition for jobs and housing.

• Decreased strain on resources, improved environmental quality, and decreased competition for jobs and housing.

• Improved strain on resources, decreased environmental degradation, and decreased competition for jobs and housing.

• Strain on resources, environmental degradation, and increased competition for jobs and housing.

What is the term used to describe the number of deaths per 1,000 individuals in a population in a year?

• fatality rate

• death ratio

• crude death rate

• mortality rate

Which of the following is a factor that can decrease population growth rate?

• High birth rates, low death rates, immigration, and disease outbreaks

• Low birth rates, low death rates, immigration, and disease outbreaks

• Low birth rates, high death rates, emigration, and disease outbreaks

• Low birth rates, high death rates, immigration, and disease outbreaks