Population Change and Its Effects

Q.

Define the term population.

Q. When people leave a country, they are called .

1. emigrants
2. immigrants
3. imports
4. refugees

Q. In India, census is usually conducted every ____ years.

1. 5
2. 15
3. 10
4. 20

Q.

When a person enters a new country, it is called

1. Natality

2. Emigration

3. Mortality

4. Immigration

Q. Compare the changes in population due to birth rate, death rate, and migration.

Q. What is infant mortality rate?

1. Number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 100 births in the same year
2. Number of deaths of infants under two year old in a given year per 1, 000 births in the same year
3. Number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 10, 000 births in the same year
4. Number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1, 000 births in the same year

Q. When people leave a country, they are called .

1. emigrants
2. immigrants
3. imports
4. refugees

Q. When births are equal to deaths. It is called

1. Plateau stage
2. Exponential growth stage
3. Acceleration stage
4. Early growth stage

Q. Population explosion refers to the sudden and drastic increase in population.

1. False
2. True