Sociology Quiz: MCQs On Population And Demography

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    The number of births per 1,000 people per year is:

    • Death rate
    • Birth rate
    • Metadata
    • Natural increase
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Hey, are you looking for useful practice questions and answers on the topic of population and demography in sociology subject? Proceed with this MCQ-based quiz below and check what you know about demography and population. The statistical study of human populations is known as demography, and human population growth (or decline) depends on birth, fertility, and death rate. What else do you know about these two terminologies? Take this sociology quiz to learn more about these.

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  • 2. 

    The major components of demography are:

    • Mortality

    • Fertility

    • Migration

    • All of the above

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  • 3. 

    What does population density show?

    • The number of immigrants in an area

    • The number of births and deaths in an area

    • The number of people per square mile of land area

    • All of the above

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  • 4. 

    How do sociologists measure fertility?

    • By using a crude death rate

    • By using crude birth rate

    • By using metadata

    • All of the above

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  • 5. 

    Who is the father of sociology?

    • Karl Max

    • Herbert Spencer

    • Auguste Comte

    • Charles Darwin

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  • 6. 

    Which state of the USA had the lowest population density in 2021?

    • Washington D.C.

    • Alaska 

    • California

    • Florida

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  • 7. 

    Which country has the lowest population density?

    • Mongolia

    • Greenland 

    • Namibia

    • Australia

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  • 8. 

    What % of the U.S. population is expected to be over 65 by 2040?

    • 14%

    • 21.6% 

    • 25%

    • 30%

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  • 9. 

    Who formed the first wave of immigration?

    • Irish Catholics

    • Eastern Europeans

    • Black Europeans

    • Southern Europeans

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  • 10. 

    In which system does social standing determine personal efforts?

    • Social system

    • Social value

    • Caste system

    • Meritocracy 

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