🌍

Population & Density Quiz

Population & Density · Exam Mode

20 questions · 30 min timer · Results at the end

Population and population density are fundamental concepts in geography that help explain where people live, why settlements develop in certain places, and how human populations in...

Playing as a guest

You can play free without an account. Create one to save scores and resume later.

All 20 questions in this Population & Density quiz
  1. Which country has seen the most dramatic population decline in recent history?

    • A. Latvia
    • B. Ukraine
    • C. Syria
    • D. Greece
  2. Which is the most populous city in the world?

    • A. Tokyo
    • B. Shanghai
    • C. Delhi
    • D. New York
  3. Which continent is the most densely populated?

    • A. Asia
    • B. Africa
    • C. North America
    • D. Europe
  4. What is urbanisation and what percentage of the world's population now lives in cities?

    • A. The process of suburbs replacing cities - 70% live in cities
    • B. The process of population moving from rural to urban areas - approximately 56% of the world now lives in cities
    • C. The process of cities merging with countryside - 45% live in cities
    • D. The process of cities growing smaller - 30% live in cities
  5. How many people live in the world's 10 most populous countries combined as a percentage of global population?

    • A. 0.7
    • B. 0.55
    • C. 0.4
    • D. 0.58
  6. What is a ghost town and what causes population centres to become abandoned?

    • A. A town famous for Halloween celebrations
    • B. A historical settlement preserved as a museum
    • C. A previously inhabited settlement that has been largely or entirely abandoned typically due to depletion of a natural resource economic decline conflict or environmental disaster
    • D. A town with very low population density
  7. Which country is the most densely populated in the world?

    • A. Monaco
    • B. Malta
    • C. Vatican City
    • D. Singapore
  8. What is the world's most populous city by metropolitan area?

    • A. Mumbai
    • B. Shanghai
    • C. New York
    • D. Tokyo
  9. What is the demographic transition model and what are its stages?

    • A. A model of urban-rural population shifts
    • B. A model predicting migration patterns
    • C. A model describing how countries move from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as they develop economically - typically in four or five stages
    • D. A model of international population movements
  10. Which city is the most populous in Africa?

    • A. Nairobi
    • B. Kinshasa
    • C. Lagos
    • D. Cairo
  11. What is the concept of life expectancy and which countries have the highest?

    • A. The age at which most people retire
    • B. The average number of years a person is expected to live at birth based on current mortality rates - the highest are in Japan Switzerland Hong Kong and Singapore
    • C. The average age of death in a country
    • D. The maximum age a human can reach
  12. Which country has the largest population in the Middle East?

    • A. Saudi Arabia
    • B. Egypt
    • C. Iraq
    • D. Turkey
  13. What is the world's second most populous country?

    • A. United States
    • B. Indonesia
    • C. Pakistan
    • D. China
  14. Which country has most population?

    • A. India
    • B. China
    • C. Russia
    • D. USA
  15. What is the concept of the urban-rural divide in population geography and how is it changing?

    • A. The socioeconomic and demographic differences between urban and rural populations - the divide is narrowing in some ways through digital connectivity but widening in others as cities concentrate wealth opportunity and services
    • B. A historical phenomenon that has been entirely overcome
    • C. A geographical feature with no population significance
    • D. A legal distinction between city and countryside governance
  16. What is the concept of a youthful population and what challenges and opportunities does it present?

    • A. A population with a high proportion of young people (under 25) - common in developing countries - presenting challenges of employment education and housing but opportunities for economic growth if well managed
    • B. A population with high migration of young people
    • C. A population that has recently experienced a baby boom only
    • D. A population where most people are students
  17. Which country has the highest concentration of population in a single city as a percentage of national total?

    • A. Australia
    • B. Uruguay
    • C. Argentina
    • D. Iceland
  18. What is the concept of depopulation and which regions are currently experiencing it?

    • A. A government policy to reduce overcrowding
    • B. Rapid population growth in rural areas
    • C. A sustained decrease in population due to low birth rates high emigration or both - occurring significan'tly in Eastern Europe Japan South Korea and rural areas of many developed nations
    • D. The movement of elderly people to coastal areas
  19. What is the world's fastest growing city by population?

    • A. Dhaka Bangladesh
    • B. Lagos Nigeria
    • C. Kinshasa DRC
    • D. Dar es Salaam Tanzania
  20. What is the concept of internal migration and what are its main drivers?

    • A. Migration between countries
    • B. The movement of refugees within conflict zones
    • C. The movement of people within a country from one region to another typically from rural areas or declining regions to cities or economically dynamic areas
    • D. The seasonal movement of farm workers