Demography and Population Studies Quiz

Demography is the study of:

• Climate and weather patterns

• Human populations, including size, growth, and distribution

• Animal migration patterns

• Geological formations

Birth Rate refers to:

• The number of live births per 1,000 people per year

• The number of deaths per 1,000 people per year

• The average age at which people have children

• The number of people living in a given area

Death Rate is defined as:

• The total number of deaths in a country each year

• The number of deaths per 1,000 people per year

• The percentage of elderly people in a population

• The average life expectancy in a region

Arithmetic Density is:

• The number of people per unit of land area

• The number of people per unit of arable (farmable) land

• The number of farmers per unit of land

• The percentage of urban versus rural populations

Physiological Density measures:

• The total population of a country

• The number of people per unit of farmable land

• The birth rate minus the death rate

• The number of people in urban areas

Agricultural Density refers to:

• The number of farmers per unit of arable land

• The number of people living in rural areas

• The percentage of land used for farming

• The amount of food produced per acre of land

Natural Increase Rate is:

• The rate at which a population grows or declines

• The number of people immigrating to a country

• The percentage of the population that is elderly

• The number of children born to each family

Overpopulation occurs when:

• The birth rate and death rate are equal

• The number of people in an area exceeds the environment’s capacity to support them

• There are too many elderly people in a population

• The government limits population growth

A Population Pyramid is used to:

• Predict earthquake activity

• Show the number of people per unit of land

• Represent the age and gender distribution of a population

• Measure the birth and death rates of a country

An Anti-Natalist Policy is a government policy that:

• Encourages population growth

• Reduces birth rates and controls population growth

• Supports agricultural development

• Increases immigration rates