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 distribution of the population according to different types of occupation is referred to as the occupational structure.
7. Mention the role that NPP plays towards improving education in the country.
The NPP 2000 provides a policy framework for imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years of age.
8. What type of person is considered as literate according to the census?
According to the Census of 2001, a person aged 7 years and above who can read and write with understanding in any language, is treated as literate.
9. Discuss the three major questions that concern the population of a country.
We are primarily concerned with three major questions about the population: Population size and distribution: How many people are there and where are they located? Population growth and processes of population change: How has the population grown and changed through time? Characteristics or qualities of the population: What are their age, sex composition, literacy levels, occupational structure and health conditions?
10. What is referred to as annual growth rate?
The rate or the pace of population increase is the other important aspect. It is studied in per cent per annum, e.g. a rate of increase of 2 per cent per annum means that in a given year, there was an increase of two persons for every 100 persons in the base population. This is referred to as the annual growth rate.
11. Why is it difficult to conserve the resource endowment in India?
It is essential to realise that India has a very large population. When a low annual rate is applied to a very large population, it yields a large absolute increase. When more than a billion people increase even at a lower rate, the total numbers being added becomes very large. India’s current annual increase in population of 15.5 million is large enough to neutralize efforts to conserve the resource endowment.
12. Why is literacy an important quality of a population?
Literacy is a very important quality of a population. Obviously, only an informed and educated citizen can make intelligent choices and undertake research and development projects. Low levels of literacy are a serious obstacle for economic improvement.
13. Explain the difference between the birth rate and death rate.
The natural increase of population is the difference between birth rates and death rates. Birth rate is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year. It is a major component of growth because in India, birth rates have always been higher than death rates. Death rate is the number of deaths per thousand persons in a year. The main cause of the rate of growth of the Indian population has been the rapid decline in death rates. Till 1980, high birth rates and declining death rates led to a large difference between birth rates and death rates resulting in higher rates of population growth. Since 1981, birth rates have also started declining gradually, resulting in a gradual decline in the rate of population growth.
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 distribution of the population according to different types of occupation is referred to as the occupational structure.
7. Mention the role that NPP plays towards improving education in the country.
The NPP 2000 provides a policy framework for imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years of age.
8. What type of person is considered as literate according to the census?
According to the Census of 2001, a person aged 7 years and above who can read and write with understanding in any language, is treated as literate.
9. Discuss the three major questions that concern the population of a country.
We are primarily concerned with three major questions about the population: Population size and distribution: How many people are there and where are they located? Population growth and processes of population change: How has the population grown and changed through time? Characteristics or qualities of the population: What are their age, sex composition, literacy levels, occupational structure and health conditions?
10. What is referred to as annual growth rate?
The rate or the pace of population increase is the other important aspect. It is studied in per cent per annum, e.g. a rate of increase of 2 per cent per annum means that in a given year, there was an increase of two persons for every 100 persons in the base population. This is referred to as the annual growth rate.
11. Why is it difficult to conserve the resource endowment in India?
It is essential to realise that India has a very large population. When a low annual rate is applied to a very large population, it yields a large absolute increase. When more than a billion people increase even at a lower rate, the total numbers being added becomes very large. India’s current annual increase in population of 15.5 million is large enough to neutralize efforts to conserve the resource endowment.
12. Why is literacy an important quality of a population?
Literacy is a very important quality of a population. Obviously, only an informed and educated citizen can make intelligent choices and undertake research and development projects. Low levels of literacy are a serious obstacle for economic improvement.
13. Explain the difference between the birth rate and death rate.
The natural increase of population is the difference between birth rates and death rates. Birth rate is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year. It is a major component of growth because in India, birth rates have always been higher than death rates. Death rate is the number of deaths per thousand persons in a year. The main cause of the rate of growth of the Indian population has been the rapid decline in death rates. Till 1980, high birth rates and declining death rates led to a large difference between birth rates and death rates resulting in higher rates of population growth. Since 1981, birth rates have also started declining gradually, resulting in a gradual decline in the rate of population growth.
