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Demography and Population Studies

Description: This quiz covers various aspects of Demography and Population Studies, including population dynamics, fertility, mortality, migration, and population policies.
Number of Questions: 15
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What is the study of population characteristics, distribution, and change over time called?

  1. Demography

  2. Sociology

  3. Economics

  4. Geography


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Demography is the study of population characteristics, distribution, and change over time.

Which of the following is NOT a component of population change?

  1. Fertility

  2. Mortality

  3. Migration

  4. Ageing


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ageing is a consequence of population change, but it is not a component of population change.

What is the term for the number of births per 1,000 people in a population?

  1. Birth rate

  2. Fertility rate

  3. Crude birth rate

  4. Total fertility rate


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The crude birth rate is the number of births per 1,000 people in a population.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences fertility?

  1. Cultural norms

  2. Economic conditions

  3. Government policies

  4. Natural disasters


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Natural disasters are not typically considered a factor that influences fertility.

What is the term for the number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population?

  1. Death rate

  2. Mortality rate

  3. Crude death rate

  4. Total mortality rate


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The crude death rate is the number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences mortality?

  1. Age

  2. Gender

  3. Socioeconomic status

  4. Climate


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Climate is not typically considered a factor that influences mortality.

What is the term for the movement of people from one place to another?

  1. Migration

  2. Immigration

  3. Emigration

  4. Remigration


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Migration is the term for the movement of people from one place to another.

Which of the following is NOT a type of migration?

  1. Internal migration

  2. International migration

  3. Rural-urban migration

  4. Urban-rural migration


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rural-urban migration is not a type of migration, but rather a specific pattern of migration.

What is the term for a government policy that aims to influence population growth?

  1. Population policy

  2. Family planning policy

  3. Immigration policy

  4. Emigration policy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Population policy is the term for a government policy that aims to influence population growth.

Which of the following is NOT a type of population policy?

  1. Pronatalist policy

  2. Antinatalist policy

  3. Zero population growth policy

  4. Sustainable population policy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sustainable population policy is not a type of population policy, but rather a goal of population policy.

What is the term for the study of the relationship between population and the environment?

  1. Population ecology

  2. Human ecology

  3. Environmental demography

  4. Ecological demography


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Human ecology is the term for the study of the relationship between population and the environment.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences the relationship between population and the environment?

  1. Population size

  2. Population density

  3. Resource consumption

  4. Technology


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Technology is not typically considered a factor that influences the relationship between population and the environment.

What is the term for the study of the relationship between population and economic development?

  1. Population economics

  2. Economic demography

  3. Demographic economics

  4. Socioeconomic demography


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Population economics is the term for the study of the relationship between population and economic development.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences the relationship between population and economic development?

  1. Labor force size

  2. Human capital

  3. Natural resources

  4. Government policies


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Government policies are not typically considered a factor that influences the relationship between population and economic development.

What is the term for the study of the relationship between population and health?

  1. Population health

  2. Health demography

  3. Demographic health

  4. Socioeconomic health


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Population health is the term for the study of the relationship between population and health.

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