Population and Demography Quiz

What is the term for the number of live births per 1,000 people in a year?

• Crude death rate

• Crude birth rate

• Total fertility rate

• Replacement rate

Which term describes the average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime?

• Life expectancy

• Total fertility rate

• Doubling rate

• Dependency ratio

What is the term for the number of deaths per 1,000 people in a year?

• Crude birth rate

• Crude death rate

• Mortality rate

• Replacement rate

Which concept refers to the time it takes for a population to double in size?

• Doubling rate

• Replacement rate

• Natural increase rate

• Demographic momentum

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely?

• Carrying capacity

• Demographic transition

• Population pyramid

• Ecumene

Which term describes the proportion of males to females in a population?

• Sex ratio

• Dependency ratio

• Replacement rate

• Life expectancy

What is the term for the average number of years a person is expected to live?

• Life expectancy

• Mortality rate

• Total fertility rate

• Doubling rate

Which term refers to the study of populations, including their size, distribution, and growth?

• Demography

• Epidemiology

• Sociology

• Anthropology

What is the term for a graphical representation of the age and sex distribution of a population?

• Population pyramid

• Demographic transition

• Ecumene

• Carrying capacity

Which term describes policies that encourage higher birth rates?

• Anti-natalist policies

• Pro-natalist policies

• Replacement rate

• Zero population growth