Grade : IX
Geography CHAPTER : 6
Population
Question And Answers
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
Que : Why is the rate of population growth in India declining since 1981?
Answer :
The decline is due to greater awareness and usage of birth control measures.
Que : What are the major components of population growth.?
Answer :
- Birth rate
- Death rate
- Migration
Que : Define age structure, death rate and birth rate.?
Answer :
Age structure: Refers to the number of people in different age groups in that population. India's population is grouped into three broad categories:
- Children (below 15 years)
- Working age (15-59 years)
- Aged (above 59 years)
Death Rate: The number of deaths per thousand persons in a year.
Birth Rate: The number of live births per thousand persons in a year.
Que : How is migration a determinant factor of population change??
Answer :
- Migration is the movement of people across regions and territories.
- Migration can be internal or international.
- Migration plays a very significant role in changing the composition and distribution of a population.
Que : What are the advantages of having a healthy population?
Answer :
- Healthy population will make the nation strong in all spheres.
- A healthy individual is much more efficient and productive than an unhealthy individual.
- Having longer Life Expectancy of it's population.
- A healthy population is more likely to engage in innovative and creative activities, leading to advancements in science, technology, and culture.
- It will help in creating economic growth.
- The nation can compete globally with all other nations.
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
Que : Distinguish between population growth and population change.?
Answer :
| Population Growth | Population Change |
|---|---|
| It is the addition of people in the existng population during a given period of time. | It refers to change in the population of a country during a given period of time. |
| It can be expressed as Absolute numner and % change per year | Birth rate, Death rate,Migration determine the population change |
| Population Growth = Earlier population - Later population | Population change = (Births + Immigration) - (Deaths + Emigration) |
| It leads to increase in population | It can increase or decrease the population. |
| It does not alter the population composition | It alter the population composition. |
Que : What is the relation between occupational structure and development??
Answer :
- The distribution of the population according to different types of occupation is referred as the occupational structure.
- The percentage of population that is economically active is an important index of development.
- The countries where more people are involved in secondary activities and tertiary activities are said to be developed nation.
- Developing nations have higher proportion of people engaged in primary activities like agriculture, fishing, mining and quarrying.
Que : What are the significant features of the National Population Policy 2000?
Answer :
The significant features of the National Population Policy 2000 are:
- It provides a policy framework for imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years of age.
- It aims at reducing infant mortality rate to below 30 per 1000 live births.
- It aims at achieving universal immunisation of children against all vaccine preventable diseases.
- It promotes delayed marriage for girls.
- It provides for making family welfare a people-centred programme.