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Geography: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Population 1 (Questions)

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In Geography the word 'population' means the people living in a given area. As of November 2010, the world population is estimated by the United States Census Bureau to be 6.882 billion.

Test your knowledge of the subject with this quiz.

1. A measure of how closely people live to each other is population what?
[ ] Density
[ ] Index
[ ] Ratio
[ ] Spread
2. A city with 10 million people or more is called what?
[ ] Jumbo City
[ ] Macrocity
[ ] Megacity
[ ] Metro City
3. In 2010 what was the approximate world population?
[ ] 3.1 billion
[ ] 4.2 billion
[ ] 6.8 billion
[ ] 8.3 billion
4. What do the letters LEDC mean?
[ ] Large Economic Developing Community
[ ] Less Economically Developed Country
[ ] Limited European Debt Commission
[ ] Lower Environmental Damage Costs
5. Which region has the highest population density?
[ ] Central America
[ ] North Africa
[ ] Northern Europe
[ ] South-East Asia
6. What is the opposite of urban?
[ ] Cosmopolitan
[ ] Marine
[ ] Rural
[ ] Streetwise
7. Moving to settle in a new area has what name?
[ ] Extradition
[ ] Migration
[ ] Momentum
[ ] Transition
8. Which of these is not a megacity?
[ ] Mumbai
[ ] Paris
[ ] Sao Paulo
[ ] Tokyo
9. Which is a 'pull' factor in migration?
[ ] Better healthcare
[ ] Drought
[ ] Hunger
[ ] Poor water supply
10. Which is not a reason why people in less developed countries often have large families?
[ ] Children will look after them in old age
[ ] Government gives them money for each child
[ ] High infant mortality
[ ] Lack of birth control
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Geography: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Population 1 (Answers)
1. A measure of how closely people live to each other is population what?
[x] Density
[ ] Index
[ ] Ratio
[ ] Spread
Usually measured by the number of people per sq.km
2. A city with 10 million people or more is called what?
[ ] Jumbo City
[ ] Macrocity
[x] Megacity
[ ] Metro City
3. In 2010 what was the approximate world population?
[ ] 3.1 billion
[ ] 4.2 billion
[x] 6.8 billion
[ ] 8.3 billion
Estimated to be over 9 billion by the year 2050
4. What do the letters LEDC mean?
[ ] Large Economic Developing Community
[x] Less Economically Developed Country
[ ] Limited European Debt Commission
[ ] Lower Environmental Damage Costs
5. Which region has the highest population density?
[ ] Central America
[ ] North Africa
[ ] Northern Europe
[x] South-East Asia
Over 500 people per sq.km. in places
6. What is the opposite of urban?
[ ] Cosmopolitan
[ ] Marine
[x] Rural
[ ] Streetwise
7. Moving to settle in a new area has what name?
[ ] Extradition
[x] Migration
[ ] Momentum
[ ] Transition
8. Which of these is not a megacity?
[ ] Mumbai
[x] Paris
[ ] Sao Paulo
[ ] Tokyo
Paris has only just over 2 million people
9. Which is a 'pull' factor in migration?
[x] Better healthcare
[ ] Drought
[ ] Hunger
[ ] Poor water supply
The other three are 'push' factors
10. Which is not a reason why people in less developed countries often have large families?
[ ] Children will look after them in old age
[x] Government gives them money for each child
[ ] High infant mortality
[ ] Lack of birth control
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