Population and Demographics Quiz

What is exponential growth?

• Slow growth

• Rapid growth

• Stagnant growth

• Declining growth

What does population density measure?

• The average number of people over a certain area

• The average height of a population

• The average education level of a population

• The average income of a population

What does a population pyramid graph show?

• The distribution of resources in a population

• The population density of a specific area

• The average life expectancy of a population

• The age and gender structure of a population

What is rural-urban migration?

• The movement of people from the city to the countryside

• The movement of people from one rural area to another

• The movement of people from the countryside to the city

• The movement of people from one urban area to another

What is an aging population?

• When the average age of a population is very high

• When the average age of a population is decreasing

• When the average age of a population remains constant

• When the average age of a population is rising

What does the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) show?

• The average income of a population

• The distribution of population in a specific area

• The changes in population over time

• The average life expectancy of a population

What is population structure?

• The number of males and females in each age group within a specific place

• The way something is arranged or located

• The rapid growth of a population

• The crowded nature of a population

What does sparsely populated mean?

• Rapidly growing population

• Crowded closely together

• Settled at widely-spaced intervals

• Declining population

What does densely populated mean?

• Settled at widely-spaced intervals

• Crowded closely together

• Declining population

• Rapidly growing population

What is distribution?

• The way something is arranged or located

• The average number of people over a certain area

• The changes in population over time

• The age and gender structure of a population