EASY QUESTIONS
1. Which country has the highest proportion of immigrants in its population?
A. Italy
B. U.A.E
C. U.S.A
D. China
ANSWER: B
2. What are the components of population growth?
A. Birth, Health and Death
B. Migration, Birth and Health
C. Birth, Death and Migration
D. Death, Birth and Heath
ANSWER: C
3. What Republic Act correspond to the Anti-Sexual Harrasment Act of 1995?
A. Republic Act 8583
B. Republic Act 8505
C. Republic Act 9262
D. Republic Act 7877
ANSWER: D
4. How would you describe the age structure of a population where fertility is declining?
A. The population is “aging”
B. The population is “declining”
C. The population is “increasing”
D. The population is “constant”
ANSWER: A
5. According to Psychosexual development based on Erickson’s Eight Stages of Human
Development, what is the age of a child under Stage II Autonomy vs. Shame or Doubt?
A. 1 to 5 years old
B. 3 to 6 years old
C. 3-5 years old
D. 1- 3 years old
ANSWER: D
AVERAGE QUESTION
1. What is the name given to the rapid growth of world population that has taken place since the
industrial revolution?
A. Population Crash
B. Population Bomb
C. Population Explosion
D. Population Dive
ANSWER: C
2. How is population density calculated?
A. Area divided by population
B. Population divided by GNP
C. Resource capacity divided by population
D. Population divided by area
ANSWER: D
3. Which one of these statements best describes a theoretical situation where the number of
resources match the population of an area?
A. Overpopulation
B. Optimum Population
C. Dense Population
D. Under Population
ANSWER: B
4. Which one of these is not a problem associated with an overpopulated country?
A. Lack of workers to exploit the country’s natural resources
B. Overcrowded cities
C. Lack of Sustainable Housing
D. High employment and/or underemployment rates.
ANSWER: A
5. How does one calculate the natural increase of a population?
A. Birth Rate + Death Rate
B. Death Rate x Birth Rate
C. Death Rate divided by Birth Rate
D. Birth Rate – Death Rate
ANSWER: D
DIFFICULT QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following statement is correct for the first stage of the demographic transition
model?
A. Birth rate low, death rate low, total population low
B. Birth rate high, death rate high and fluctuating, total population low and constant
C. Birth rate high, death rate low, total population low and constant
D. Birth rate high, death rate high and fluctuating, total population constant
ANSWER: B
2. Why is the birth rate low in stage four (IV) of the demographic transition model?
A. More women are working and consumerism means that the cost of raising children is
very high
B. Hospital and sanitation facilities are starting to be developed
C. Diseases spread rapidly in insanitary conditions
D. More women are using contraceptives and following family planning
ANSWER: A
3. Why is the death rate high and fluctuating in stage one of the demographic transition
model?
A. More people are busy working and neglecting their own health
B. Hospital and sanitation facilities are starting to be developed
C. Diseases spread rapidly in insanitary conditions
D. More women are using contraceptives and following family planning
ANSWER: C
4. According to the United nation’s “World Population Policies” report of 2015, which region
has the highest proportion of countries seeking to raise immigration levels?
A. Europe
B. North America
C. Asia
D. Africa
ANSWER: A
5. According to the United nation’s “World Population Policies” report of 2015, which region
has the highest share of countries seeking to reduce current levels of immigration?
A. Australia
B. Asia
C. Africa
D. South America
ANSWER: B
CLINCHER QUESTIONS (Multiple Choice)
1. Climate influences where people live across the world. Which climate type has the highest
population?
A. Very cold areas with a short growing season
B. Areas with constantly high temperatures and little rainfall
C. Temperate regions with no extremes of temperatures
D. None of these
ANSWER: B
2. Which of the following is not a push factor?
A. Desertification
B. Poor medical Care
C. Primitive Conditions
D. Higher-income
ANSWER: D
3. Which of the following is not a consequence of the decline in the working-age population?
A. Decline in productivity
B. Economic instability
C. Increase in the skilled workers’ availability
D. Fewer working-age people
ANSWER: C
4. World Health Organiation has declared _________ as the decade of healthy aging.
A. 2011-2022
B. 2031-2040
C. 2001-2010
D. 2021-2030
ANSWER: D
5. From 2020 to 2021, life expectancy in the United States declined by
A. 0.9 year
B. 1.2 year
C. 0.5 year
D. 0.2 year
ANSWER: A
CLINCHER QUESTIONS (Identification)
1. Who is the Executive Director of the Population Commission in the Philippines as of
January 13, 2023?
ANSWER: LIZA GRACE S. BERSALES
2. TRUE OR FALSE: A population pyramid that has a very wide base signifies that the
population is decreasing.
ANSWER: FALSE
3. What is the name of the studying of Human Population?
ANSWER: DEMOGRAPHY
4. TRUE OR FALSE: The International Labor Organization report of 2015 estimates that
migrant workers make up nearly three-quarters of all international migrants of working
age.
ANSWER: TRUE
5. What Republic Act correspond to The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health
Act of 2012?
ANSWER: Republic Act 10354
