Population Quiz

What is the term for the total number of people living in a place?

• Population

• Population density

• Urbanization

• Rate of natural increase

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

If lots of people are moving to a big city from the countryside, that city is experiencing:

• urbanization

• immigration

• discrimination

• persecution

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.

If you want to calculate population density, you need to know an area's total population and:

• the area's total size.

• the area's economic strength.

• the area's level of urbanization.

• the area's death rate.

Urbanization results in people moving to:

• big cities.

• small towns.

• farming villages.

• the interior.

What does a demographer study?

• Populations

• Economics

• Governments

• Culture

This image shows a(n):

• urban area.

• rural area.

• coastal area.

• interior area.

This image shows a(n):

• rural area.

• urban area.

• coastal area.

• developed area.