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A level //
What are the implications of China’s changing population?
Test your knowledge to see how much you know about population change and China’s approaches to population management with this 14-question A level quiz.
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QUIZZES // What are the implications of China’s changing population?
Q1. Which of the following is the correct definition of the term spatial distribution?
The number of children born per woman in a country or place
The study of population; especially focused on size, composition, spatial distribution and mobility
The arrangement of a particular feature or phenomenon across the geographical space of Earth’s surface
The freedom of a population, phenomenon or thing to move between places
Q2. Which of the following is the most accurate description of the spatial distribution of China’s population?
High levels of population density in the east and south east of the country
High levels of population density in the north and north west of the country
High levels of population density in the north and north east of the country
High levels of population density in the south and south west of the country
Q3. Which of the following are the years when Mao Zedong ruled China?
1966–1976
1949–1976
1978–1989
1924–1953
Q4. Which of the following is the closest estimate of China’s 2021 population?
1.2 billion
1.3 billion
1.4 billion
1.5 billion
Q5. In 1750, what proportion of the world’s population lived in China?
17.7%
18.5%
10%
28%
Q6. Which of the following terms correctly describes the population structure of China in 1950?
Ageing population
Densely populated
Youthful society
Demographic dividend
Q7. In 1965 Mao’s government proposed a target for the rate of population growth by the year 2000. What was it?
0.8%
1%
2.6%
2.8%
Q8. What is the correct term for a population management policy focused on reducing birth rates?
Malthusian policy
Natalist policy
Population planning
Anti-natalist policy
Q9. What had China’s Total Fertility Rate fallen to by 1978, in part as a result of the ‘later, longer, fewer’ policies?
3.3
1.5
3.0
6.0
Q10. Name the Chinese ruler who launched the One Child Policy.
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
Xi Jinping
Hu Jintao
Q11. How many urban residents does China now have?
Approximately 748 million
Approximately 328 million
Approximately 555 million
Approximately 800 million
Q12. Approximately how many Chinese citizens were living overseas in 2017?
10 million
1 million
25%
400,000
Q13. Which of the following terms is defined as being the difference between numbers of live births and deaths in a particular place over a set period of time?
Population density
Total Fertility Rate
Demography
Natural change
Q14. In which region of China has there recently been a policy of encouraging people from the Han Chinese ethnic community to move to live there?
Guangdong province
Jiangsu province
Hebei province
Xinjiang autonomous region
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