CUET Fundamentals of Human Geography Chapter 2 The World Population (Distribution, Density and Growth)

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Geography - MCQ on The World Population: Distribution, Density & Growth

Q.1.What was the average density of the population in 1998 AD?

a. 42 P/Square kilometre

b. 48 P/ Square kilometre

c. 43 P /Square kilometre

d. 52 P /Square kilometre

Answer:

43 P/Square kilometre

Q.2.The current growth rate of population in the world is.

a. 1.3 percent per anum

b. 1.7 percent per anum

c. 2.3 Percent per anum

d. 1.2 Percent per anum

Answer:

a) 1.3 percent per anum.

Q.3.Who propound the theory of population control in 1793?

a. Thomas Malthus

b. Isiah Bowman

c. Charles Darwin

d. Ellen Semple

Answer:

a) Thomas Malthus

Explanation: - Malthus put forward the theory of population control because of the population of the Europe was increasing at a faster rate and the resources were started decreasing.

Q.4.Which one is not a stage of demographic transition?

a. Hunting and food gathering

b. Period of agricultural revolution

c. Period of industrial revolution

d. Period of the green revolution

Answer:

 

d. Period of green revolution.

Explanation. Green revolution is associated with agricultural development.

Q.5. Which one is not a geographical factor that influences the distribution of population?

a. Water

b. Landforms

c. Climate

d. Settlements

Answer:

d. Settlements

Explanation: - Settlements are the part of cultural environment.

Q.6. Among the following which region is sparsely populated:

a. East Asia

b. North-east Atlantic region

c. Atacama d)North –eastern America

Answer:

(c ) Atacama

Explanation : Atacama is a desert and due to scarcity of water and hostile climate it has very low population.

Q.7.Which one of the following is not a determinant of population changes?

a. Fertility

b. Mortality

c. Migration

d. Physiological density

Answer:

 

d. Physiological density

Explanation: Physiological density is a ratio between the total population and total cultivated area.

Q.8.Density of population measures in terms of

a. Persons per square kilometre

b. Persons per thousand square kilometres

c. Children born in a year d)Person per square yard

Answer:

a)Persons per square kilometre.

Q.9. The annual growth rate of the population of India is:

a. 1.6

b. 1.8

c. 1.7 d)1.5

Answer:

1.7

Q.10. Fertility means :

a. Occurance of live births.

b. Growth rate of population.

c. Occurance of deaths

d. Increase in population.

Answer:

a) Occurance of live births .

Q.11.Migrations of people from one country to another country are called ….

a. Urban to Urban

b. Inter-Regional migration

c. International migration d)Step migration

Answer:

c)International migration .

Explanation: In the international migration two nations are involved .

Q.12. About ……. of the population in the developed countries is concentrated in urban areas.

a. 65%

b. 75%

c. 60%

d. 69%

Answer:

 

b. 75%

Explanation : Developed nations are highly industrialised and process of urbanization has been started with their development of industrial complexes.

Q.13. .The growth rate of Chad is……….

a. 2.3%

b. 3.4%

c. 3.3%

d. 3.1%

Answer:

3.3 %

Explanation: Chad is an African country.

Q.1. About – per cent of population lives in plains

a. 70

b. 80

c. 90

d. 95

Answer:

(c) 90

Exp. Due to the availability of flat land and other facilities

Q.2 Due to highly fertile soils high density of population is found in:

a. Java

b. Sumatra

c. Japan

d. Myanmar

Answer:

(a) Java

Exp. High humus content and high rainfall contributes god agricultural production.

Q.3 More than one million Irish migrated to North America after:

a. 1946 famine

b. 1846 potato famine

c. World War II

d. None

Answer:

 

b. 1846 Potato famine

Exp. It is an example of migration of people due to political instability.

Q.4 In 2001 china’s population was :

a. 1,177.6 million

b. 1,277.6 million

c. 1,234.5 million

d. 1,6,77.2 million

Answer:

 

b. 1,277.6 million

Q.5 In terms of population U.S.A. ranks –

a. Fourth

b. Fifth

c. Third

d. Second

Answer:

(c) Third

Q.6 1 in every 6 persons is life in :

a. China

b. India

c. U.S.A.

d. Indonesia

Answer:

 

b. India

Exp. India is the second most populations country in the world.

Q.7. India and China together account for about…… Population:

a. 70 per cent

b. 60 per cent

c. 50 per cent

d. 40 per cent

Answer:

 

b. 60 per cent

Q.8. Density of the Population of Europe is :

a. 120 persons per sq. km

b. 105 p/ sq.km.

c. 104 p/ sq.km.

d. 102 p/sq.km

Answer:

 

b. 105 p/sq.km.

Exp: Due to small area density is high though total population is less.

Q.9. According to the census 2001 density of the population of India is:

a. 289 p/sq.km.

b. 327 p/ sq.km.

c. 324 p/sq.km.

d. 389 p/sq.km.

Answer:

(c) 324 p/ sq.km.

Q.10. The density of the population of the U.S.A. is :

a. 112 p/sq.km.

b. 25 p/ sq.km.

c. 28 p/sq.km.

d. 85 p/ sq.km.

Answer:

(c) 28 p/ sq.km.

Exp. Population is third in number in the world but density calculated is very low because of large area.

Q.11. The physiological density of the population of India is :

a. 620 p/ sqm.km

b. 540 p/sq.km

c. 720 p/ sqm.km

d. 740 p/sq.km

Answer:

(c) 720 p/ sqm.km

Exp. Physiological density is the ratio of total population to the cultivated area of the country

Q.12. In monsoon Asia Average density of the population is

a. 200-400 p/sq.km

b. 400-800 p/sq.km

c. 300-500 p/sq.km

d. 400-700 p/sq.km

Answer:

 

b. 400-800 p/sq.km

Exp. Monsoon Asia is the name given to South – East Asia which is the land of monsoons.

Q.13. Highest density of population in Monsoon Asia is found in :

a. Singapore

b. Java

c. Sumatra

d. India

Answer:

(a) Singapore

Exp. The density of population is 5000 p/sq.km.

Q.14. Density of the population follows :

a. The intensity of rainfall

b. productivity of soil

c. temperature intensity

d. all the above

Answer:

a) The intensity of rainfall.

Exp. Intensity means excess

Q.15. The population axis of Europe is also an important ……. of Europe

a. Agricultural belt

b. Mining region

c. Industrial belt

d. None

Answer:

(c) Industrial belt

Exp. This factor attracts population to inhabit in this region.

Q.16. A great concentration of population is found:

a. On the western region of the U.S.A.

b. On the central part of the U.S.A

c. On the eastern coastal region of North America

d. In the Northern part of North America

Answer:

(c) On the eastern coastal region of North America

Q.17. The Eastern coastal region of North America has a concentration of population because of

a. Industrial development

b. Large-scale immigration from Europe who first settled here

c. Gold rush of U.S.A.

d. None

Answer:

 

b. Large scale immigration from Europe who first settled here

Q.18. About 3/4^th of the total area of the earth is :

a. Density populated

b. has a medium density of population

c. Sparsely populated

d. un-inhabited

Answer:

(c) Sparsely populated

Q.19. Population growth is calculated for a period of ….

a. 5 years

b. 15 years

c. 10 years

d. 12 years

Answer:

(c) 10 years

Exp. Because this is the time gap between two successive census

Q.20 Which continent has the highest crude birth and death rate

a. Asia

b. Africa

c. South America

d. Europe

Answer:

 

b. Africa

Exp. Africa has the highest annual growth of population among all the continents of the world

Q.21 Annual growth rate of Latin America is higher than :

a. Europe

b. Asia

c. N. America

d. None

Answer:

 

b. Asia

Latin America’s population growth rate is = 18%

Asia’s population growth rate is = 16%

Q.22 At the beginning of the century the world population was growing at the rate of about :

a. 0.6 per cent

b. 0.12 per cent

c. 1.6 per cent

d. 0.5 per cent

Answer:

 

b. 0.12 per cent

Q.23 Total fertility in the world was ____ in 2000

a. 2.1 children

b. 2.6 children

c. 1.6 children

d. 2.4 children

Answer:

 

b. 2.6 children

Q.24 The impact of the industrial revolution on population growth was:

a. Population has increased rapidly

b. The population has declined rapidly

c. No change in the population

d. None

Answer:

(a) Population has increased rapidly

Exp. Because of improved medical and civil facilities and increase in the level of income of people because of high industrial production.

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