Lesson 3.2.4.4

3.2.4.4 Population change Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 2

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The 20 questions

  1. In the demographic transition model, which stage is characterised by high birth rates and falling death rates, producing rapid population growth?

    • Stage 1
    • Stage 2
    • Stage 4
    • Stage 5

  2. How is natural population change calculated?

    • Births plus deaths
    • Total births multiplied
    • Immigration minus emigration
    • Births minus deaths

  3. A country has a birth rate of 24 per 1,000 and a death rate of 9 per 1,000. What is its natural increase rate as a percentage?

    • 2.4%
    • 0.9%
    • 1.5%
    • 3.3%

  4. Which population pyramid feature indicates high birth rates?

    • A narrow base
    • A wide base
    • Straight vertical sides
    • A wide top

  5. What demographic structure enables a demographic dividend?

    • Large working-age population
    • High infant mortality
    • Rising birth rates
    • Large elderly population

  6. Which group is defined as someone who has crossed an international border and cannot return home due to a well-founded fear of persecution?

    • Commuter
    • Economic migrant
    • Internal migrant
    • Refugee

  7. What term describes a migrant awaiting a decision on their claim for international protection?

    • Refugee
    • Economic migrant
    • Internally displaced person
    • Asylum seeker

  8. Which factor is the primary driver of international economic migration?

    • Wage disparities
    • Climate change
    • Religious persecution
    • Natural disasters

  9. Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model features low birth and low death rates?

    • Stage 3
    • Stage 4
    • Stage 2
    • Stage 1

  10. Which factor is most effective at reducing fertility rates in developing nations?

    • Agricultural employment
    • Early marriage
    • Rural isolation
    • Female education

  11. Under what condition does a falling death rate fail to produce natural population growth?

    • High birth rate
    • High net immigration
    • Falling life expectancy
    • Low birth rate

  12. A country's population of 10 million has a crude birth rate of 30 per 1,000 and a crude death rate of 10 per 1,000, with no net migration. How many people are added by natural increase in one year?

    • 200,000
    • 20,000
    • 400,000
    • 2,000,000

  13. Which ratio increases significantly in a country with an ageing population?

    • Youth dependency ratio
    • Net migration ratio
    • Sex ratio
    • Elderly dependency ratio

  14. Environmental events like droughts and floods act primarily as which type of migration factor?

    • Push factor
    • Enabling factor
    • Pull factor
    • Intervening obstacle

  15. Which metric best measures the economic incentive for international migration between two countries?

    • Dependency ratio
    • Literacy rate
    • Income gap
    • Fertility rate

  16. What is a major demographic impact of out-migration on origin regions?

    • Fall in dependency ratio
    • Surplus of skilled workers
    • Loss of young adults
    • Balanced sex ratio

  17. What does an age-sex pyramid with a narrow base and wide middle indicate?

    • High infant mortality
    • Rising birth rates
    • Falling birth rates
    • Rapid population growth

  18. Which policy approach is designed to increase a country's birth rate?

    • Anti-natalist policies
    • Austerity measures
    • Structural adjustment plans
    • Pro-natalist policies

  19. Why might a country's demographic path deviate from the classic Demographic Transition Model?

    • Universal climate laws
    • Government population policies
    • Static mortality rates
    • Constant birth rates

  20. Which DTM stage features high birth rates and rapidly falling death rates?

    • Stage 4
    • Stage 3
    • Stage 2
    • Stage 1

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