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- Q1What is the term for the total number of people living in a specific area, often used in demographics?BiomassEcosystemCommunityPopulation30s
- Q2Which of the following factors primarily contributes to population growth?PollutionMortality rateBirth rateEmigration30s
- Q3What is the term that describes the movement of people from one location to another, often impacting population distribution?MigrationColonizationAssimilationUrbanization30s
- Q4What is the demographic term for the ratio of the number of people in the working-age group to the total population?Fertility rateDependency ratioBirth rateDeath rate30s
- Q5Which term describes a situation where a population's fertility rates are below the replacement level?Population declinePopulation stabilityPopulation migrationPopulation explosion30s
- Q6What is the environmental impact known as when population growth exceeds the capacity of the environment to sustain it?OverpopulationSustainabilityDeforestationUrbanization30s
- Q7Which of the following is a consequence of rapid urbanization due to population growth?Decreased employment opportunitiesIncreased demand for housingLower living standardsReduction in public transport30s
- Q8What is the term used to describe the average number of years a person is expected to live, often influenced by population health factors?Fertility ratePopulation densityMortality rateLife expectancy30s
- Q9Which age group is typically considered the dependent population in demographic studies?Children and elderlyMiddle-aged adultsWorking-age adultsTeenagers30s
- Q10What is the term for the scientific study of populations, including their size, distribution, and trends?DemographyEcologyAnthropologySociology30s
- Q11What term describes the average value of a set of numbers in statistics?MeanModeMedianRange30s
- Q12What is the term for a value that appears most frequently in a data set?MedianVarianceMeanMode30s
- Q13What does the term 'standard deviation' measure in a population data set?DispersionCorrelationCentral tendencySample size30s
- Q14In statistics, what do we call the middle value when a data set is ordered from least to greatest?MedianMeanRangeMode30s
- Q15What is the term for a sample that accurately represents the larger population from which it is drawn?Stratified sampleBiased sampleRandom sampleConvex sample30s