Human Resources (Chapter-6)

8. Compare the population pyramid of India and Japan. 

7. Describe the distribution of population based on the density of population.

6. How does the population pyramid help in understanding the structure of population ?

5. Why is the distribution of population highly uneven on the earth ?

4. Describe the role of birth rate in influencing the population change. 

3. Why are human beings considered an important resource ?

2.Name the factors which influence the distribution of population in a region.

1.Name those countries whose total population is more than 10 crores.

Give Reasons For The Following

1. The Northern Plains of India are densely populated

2. The equatorial forests are sparsely populated regions

3. The population pyramid of Japan is narrow at the base

4. The pattern of the distribution of population is important in Geography

Choose The Correct Answer

1 . In 2000 AD, the population of the world was about

          (a) 600 crores  (b) 700 crores

          (c) 800 crores

 2 . Which of the following factors does not cause the change in population ?

          (a) Migration   (b) Death rate

          (c) Density      

3 .What type of composition does the population pyramid depict ?

          (a) Age-density            (b) Age-sex

          (c) Sex-density

 4 . Which of the following countries has more than 100 million population ?

          (a) Nigeria                    (b) France

          (c) Iran

 5 . What was the average density of population of India in 2001 AD ?

          (a) 424 persons            (b) 374 persons

          (c) 324 persons

 6 . More than one-third of the total population of the world is in

          (a) China and Japan     (b) China and India

          (c) China and Russia   

 Fill In The Blanls

1.The hot and cold deserts are__________populated regions

2.The world's average density of population is about__________persons per square km.

3__________has the third highest population in the word.

4.The total population of the world was about__________crores in 2005 AD

5.The population pyramid shows the__________and composition

State True Or False

1. The human beings convert the resources into useful things according to their ability and demand.

2. The humans are evenly distributed over the surface of the earth.  

3. The average density of population of the world is more than that of

4. More people are living in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere.

General Items

1.  Density of population: The total number of people living in a unit area (say one square km) on the earth's surface

2.  Life expectancy: The number of years that an average person can expect to live

3.  Natural growth rate: The difference between the birth rate and the death rate of a county

4.  Population composition: The structure of population with respect to age, sex, literacy level, health, occupation, income, etc.

5.  Population pyramid: It shows the percentage of number of males and females in a country with their age groups 

Complete the sentences below using some of the following words.

sparsely, favourable, fallow, artificial, fertile, natural, extreme, densely

When people are attracted to an area it becomes ___________ populated. Factors that influence this include _________ climate; good supplies of ____________ resources and _____________ land.

Tick the correct answer.

(i) Which does the term population distribution refer to?

(ii) Which are three main factors that cause population change?

(iii) In 1999, the world population reached

(iv) What is a population pyramid?

Answer the following questions.

(i) Why are people considered a resource?

(ii) What are the causes for the uneven distribution of population in the world?

(iii) The world population has grown very rapidly. Why?

(iv) Discuss the role of any two factors influencing population change.

(v) What is meant by population composition?

(vi) What are population pyramids? How do they help in understanding about the population of a country?