Population density MCQs [USA] January 8, 2026August 27, 2024 by u930973931_answers 48 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/48 Subscribe 1. What is population density? (A) The total number of people in a country (B) The number of people per unit area (C) The ratio of urban to rural population (D) The growth rate of the population 2. Which U.S. city has the highest population density? (A) Los Angeles, California (B) San Francisco, California (C) New York City, New York (D) Chicago, Illinois 3. What is the approximate population density of New York City? (A) 5,000 people per square mile (B) 15,000 people per square mile (C) 10,000 people per square mile (D) 27,000 people per square mile 4. Which U.S. state has the lowest population density? (A) Montana (B) Alaska (C) Wyoming (D) North Dakota 5. What is the population density of Alaska? (A) 5.1 people per square mile (B) 2.5 people per square mile (C) 1.2 people per square mile (D) 10.3 people per square mile 6. Which U.S. city has a population density greater than 10,000 people per square mile? (A) Houston, Texas (B) Miami, Florida (C) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (D) Seattle, Washington 7. Which U.S. state has the highest population density? (A) New Jersey (B) California (C) Massachusetts (D) Florida 8. What is the population density of New Jersey? (A) 1,200 people per square mile (B) 1,800 people per square mile (C) 1,100 people per square mile (D) 1,500 people per square mile 9. Which of the following cities has a lower population density than Los Angeles? (A) San Francisco, California (B) San Diego, California (C) New York City, New York (D) Boston, Massachusetts 10. What is the approximate population density of Los Angeles? (A) 12,000 people per square mile (B) 8,000 people per square mile (C) 6,000 people per square mile (D) 10,000 people per square mile 11. Which state has a higher population density than Texas? (A) Nevada (B) Colorado (C) Georgia (D) Arizona 12. Which U.S. city has a population density of around 7,000 people per square mile? (A) Atlanta, Georgia (B) Dallas, Texas (C) San Jose, California (D) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 13. What is the population density of San Francisco? (A) 10,000 people per square mile (B) 18,000 people per square mile (C) 12,000 people per square mile (D) 15,000 people per square mile 14. Which city has a population density that is lower than 5,000 people per square mile? (A) Denver, Colorado (B) Houston, Texas (C) Phoenix, Arizona (D) Seattle, Washington 15. Which city has the highest population density in the state of Texas? (A) Houston (B) Austin (C) Dallas (D) San Antonio 16. Which of the following cities has a population density of over 20,000 people per square mile? (A) Boston, Massachusetts (B) Chicago, Illinois (C) San Diego, California (D) New York City, New York 17. Which U.S. state has a population density of more than 100 people per square mile? (A) Wyoming (B) Illinois (C) Nebraska (D) Montana 18. What is the population density of Chicago? (A) 12,000 people per square mile (B) 17,000 people per square mile (C) 20,000 people per square mile (D) 22,000 people per square mile 19. Which U.S. city has a lower population density than Seattle? (A) Boston, Massachusetts (B) Portland, Oregon (C) Washington, D.C. (D) San Francisco, California 20. Which U.S. city has the highest population density among the following? (A) Dallas, Texas (B) San Jose, California (C) Los Angeles, California (D) San Francisco, California (A) Seattle, Washington (B) Denver, Colorado (C) Miami, Florida (D) Houston, Texas 21. Which U.S. state has a population density that is lower than 10 people per square mile? (A) Montana (B) South Dakota (C) Wyoming (D) Nebraska 22. What is the population density of Miami? (A) 10,000 people per square mile (B) 12,000 people per square mile (C) 8,000 people per square mile (D) 6,000 people per square mile 23. Which city in the state of New York has a higher population density than Buffalo? (A) Albany (B) Syracuse (C) New York City (D) Rochester 24. What is the approximate population density of the state of California? (A) 300 people per square mile (B) 250 people per square mile (C) 400 people per square mile (D) 500 people per square mile 25. Which city has a lower population density than Boston? (A) New York City (B) Philadelphia (C) San Francisco (D) Dallas 26. Which state has a population density of less than 10 people per square mile? (A) Utah (B) Alaska (C) Idaho (D) Oregon 27. Which of the following cities has the highest population density in the state of Massachusetts? (A) Boston (B) Springfield (C) Worcester (D) Cambridge 28. What is the population density of the city of Phoenix? (A) 3,000 people per square mile (B) 4,000 people per square mile (C) 5,000 people per square mile (D) 6,000 people per square mile 29. Which U.S. city has a higher population density than 8,000 people per square mile? (A) Boston, Massachusetts (B) San Diego, California (C) Denver, Colorado (D) San Jose, California 30. Which city is likely to have the highest population density among the following? (A) New York City, New York (B) San Diego, California (C) Las Vegas, Nevada (D) Dallas, Texas 31. Which U.S. state has a population density of about 50 people per square mile? (A) Missouri (B) Kansas (C) Nebraska (D) Utah 32. Which city in the state of California has a population density lower than San Francisco? (A) Los Angeles (B) San Diego (C) Sacramento (D) San Jose 33. Which of the following cities has a population density of around 4,000 people per square mile? (A) Los Angeles (B) Atlanta (C) Houston (D) Philadelphia 34. What is the approximate population density of Philadelphia? (A) 11,000 people per square mile (B) 9,000 people per square mile (C) 7,000 people per square mile (D) 5,000 people per square mile 35. Which of the following states has a population density of over 150 people per square mile? (A) Utah (B) Montana (C) North Dakota (D) Iowa 36. Which U.S. city has a population density of less than 5,000 people per square mile? (A) Chicago (B) Miami (C) Houston (D) San Francisco 37. What is the approximate population density of Denver, Colorado? (A) 8,000 people per square mile (B) 6,000 people per square mile (C) 4,000 people per square mile (D) 10,000 people per square mile 38. Which city in the U.S. state of Texas has the highest population density? (A) Houston (B) Austin (C) Dallas (D) San Antonio 39. Which U.S. city is known for having a population density greater than 5,000 people per square mile but less than 10,000? (A) San Jose (B) Miami (C) Dallas (D) Seattle (A) Anchorage, Alaska (B) Boston, Massachusetts (C) New York City, New York (D) San Francisco, California 40. Which U.S. city has a population density close to 15,000 people per square mile? (A) San Diego (B) San Francisco (C) Philadelphia (D) Chicago 41. Which state has a population density of over 200 people per square mile? (A) New Hampshire (B) Vermont (C) Maine (D) Rhode Island 42. Which U.S. city has a population density of approximately 7,000 people per square mile? (A) Houston (B) Chicago (C) Boston (D) New York City 43. Which of the following states has a population density higher than 100 people per square mile? (A) Indiana (B) Alaska (C) Wyoming (D) Montana 44. Which city has a population density of around 3,000 people per square mile? (A) San Diego, California (B) Phoenix, Arizona (C) Houston, Texas (D) Dallas, Texas 45. Which U.S. city has a population density of about 9,000 people per square mile? (A) Dallas, Texas (B) Houston, Texas (C) San Diego, California (D) Miami, Florida 46. Which state is known for having a very low population density compared to the national average? (A) California (B) New York (C) Texas (D) Montana 47. What is the approximate population density of San Diego? (A) 12,000 people per square mile (B) 5,000 people per square mile (C) 9,000 people per square mile (D) 7,000 people per square mile 48. Which city has a population density of less than 1,000 people per square mile? (A) Denver (B) Anchorage (C) Los Angeles (D) Houston