Geography- Ch- Population (Practise Sheet)
Ch- Population (Practise Sheet) 1. Why is it important to know how many people live in a country? Human beings are producers and consumers of earth’s resources. Therefore, it is important to know how many people are there in a country. 2. Name the States that house more than half of India’s population. Almost half of India’s population lives in just five states. These are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, and Andhra Pradesh. 3. Why there is high population density in Kerala and Northern plains? The Northern Plains and Kerala in the south have high to very high population densities because of the flat plains with fertile soils and abundant rainfall. 4. Why is population a dynamic phenomenon? Population is a dynamic phenomenon as the numbers, distribution and composition of the population are constantly changing. 5. What is migration? Migration is the movement of people across regions and territories. 6. What is referred to as occupational structure? The