The World Population Test

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The World Population Test - 4

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Question 1
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Study the given graph carefully and answer the following questions:
Why is Brazil sparsely populated?

A
A. Due to climate

B
B. Due to drug mafia

C
C. Due to less land availability

D
D. None of the Above

Solution

The north east of Brazil is very sparsely populated due to the climate of the area . The north east suffers from frequent droughts which means many people have moved out of the area in search of better jobs and prospects as well as a more equable climate.
Question 2
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Study the given graph carefully and answer the following questions:
What does the transition from high fluctuating stage to low fluctuating stage indicate?

A
A. Shift from Urban Industrial economy to Rural Agrarian economy

B
B. Shift from Rural Agrarian economy to Urban Industrial economy

C
C. Low Birth and Death Rate to High Birth and Death Rate

D
D. Migration from Urban to Rural areas

Solution

The transition from high fluctuating stage to low fluctuating stage indicates Low Birth and Death Rate to High Birth and Death Rate.
Question 3
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Study the given graph carefully and answer the following questions:
What is the speciality of the period 1650 CE to present?

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A. Development and spread of agriculture

B
B. Colonialisation

C
C. Technological revolutions

D
D. Transportation

Solution

Technological revolutions is the speciality of the period 1650 CE to present.
Question 4
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Study the given graph carefully and answer the following questions:
In which stage of Demographic Transition, population explosion took place:

A
A. Stage I

B
B. Stage II

C
C. Stage III

D
D. Post Stage III

Solution

A consequence of the decline in mortality in Stage Two is an increasingly rapid growth in population growth (a.k.a. "population explosion") as the gap between deaths and births grows wider and wider. Note that this growth is not due to an increase in fertility (or birth rates) but to a decline in deaths.
Question 5
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Study the given graph carefully and answer the following questions:
Identify the Asian country with the maximum population.

A
A. India

B
B. China

C
C. Pakistan

D
D. USA

Solution

China is the Asian country with the maximum population.
Question 6
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Study the given graph carefully and answer the following questions:
Which of these periods closely represents the European explorations?

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A. 1 CE to 1600 CE

B
B. 1500 CE to 1700 CE

C
C. 1520 CE to 1900 CE

D
D. 1650 CE to 1950 CE

Solution

1520 CE to 1900 CE closely represents the European explorations.
Question 7
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Study the given graph carefully and answer the following questions:
How does the natural increase in population occur, as per the graph?

A
A. Birth Rate – Death Rate

B
B. Death Rate + Birth Rate

C
C. Growth Rate – Birth Rate

D
D. Birth Rate + Migration

Solution

Birth Rate – Death Rate shows the natural increase in population occur, as per the graph.
Question 8
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Study the given graph carefully and answer the following questions:
Why is Japan’s population decreasing?

A
A. No pull factors

B
B. Terrorism

C
C. Government policies

D
D. Low fertility rate

Solution

That gap between births and deaths has put Japan in a demographic squeeze. As the number of births goes down, there are fewer young people entering its work force. That means fewer people to replace retiring workers and support them as they age, a situation that poses a serious threat to Japan’s economic vitality and the security of its social safety net.
Question 9
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Study the given graph carefully and answer the following questions:
What was the approximate population of the world in 1600s?

A
A. 0.25 billion

B
B. 0.5 billion

C
C. 0.75 billion

D
D. 1 billion

Solution

In the past the population grew slowly: it took nearly seven centuries for the population to double from 0.25 billion (in the early 9th century) to 0.5 billion in the middle of the 16th century.
Question 10
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Study the given graph carefully and answer the following questions:
Why is Asia the most populous continent?

A
A. No contact with Western world

B
B. Dictatorship

C
C. No emigration allowed

D
D. Rich in natural resources

Solution

Asia has historically had a higher population density. One of the biggest reasons is that rice provides so much more calories per acre than wheat and barley . Especially before the introduction of maize and potatoes during the Columbian exchange, this was a huge reason for the high population density.
Question 11
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Study the given graph carefully and answer the following questions:
From the given graph, what condition can you infer about the developing countries?

A
High Birth Rate and High Death Rate

B
Low Birth rate and Low Death rate

C
High Birth Rate and Low Birth Rate

D
Low Birth Rate and High Death Rate

Solution

High Birth Rate and Low Birth Rate condition can be infered about the developing countries
Question 12
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Study the given graph carefully and answer the following questions:
In how many years did world population increase from 4 billion to 5 billion?

A
12 years

B
15 years

C
30 years

D
100 years

Solution

It was another 123 years before it reached two billion in 1927, but it took only 33 years to reach three billion in 1960. Thereafter, the global population reached four billion in 1974, five billion in 1987 , six billion in 1999 and, according to the United States Census Bureau, seven billion in March 2012.