The World Population: Distribution, Density, and Growth

This MCQ is based on The World Population: Distribution, Density, and Growth which includes Population Distribution, Factors influencing Population Distribution Globally, Population Patterns, Uniform Dispersion, and many more.

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Which is the most populated country?

China India Russia Germany

The ten most populated countries have a world population:

50% 60% 70% 80%

Which one of the following is not an area of the sparse population?

The Atacama

Equatorial Region

South-East Asia

Polar Regions

Which one of the following continents has the highest growth of population?

Africa South America Asia North America

Which one of the following is not an area of sparse population?

The Atacama Equatorial Region South-East Asia Polar Regions

Which of the following is not a push factor?

Water shortage Unemployment Medical/Educational facilities Epidemics

Which one of the following is not a fact?

Human population increased more than ten times during the past 500 years Nearly 80 million people are added to the world population each year It took 100 years for the population to rise from five billions to six billions Population growth is high in the first stage of demographic transition

Which of the following is not one of the most populous countries?

India China Norway Brazil

How many times The world population has increased during the last 500 years?

4 6 8 10

What is the average density of the world population? (per sq. km.)

31 35 38 54

Which country has the highest density of population?

China India Singapore Indonesia

Which continent has the highest growth rate of the population?

Asia Africa Europe Australia

What was the world population at the time of the Industrial Revolution?

30 crore 40 crore 50 crore 60 crore