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1.

What do you mean by population explosion?

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The rapid growth of population.

2.

Write the four largest cities in the world in 2012.

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(a) Shanghai – China 

(b) Istanbul – Turkey 

(c) Karachi – Pakistan 

(d) Mumbai – India.

3.

Mention the years of 7 Billion world population.

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(a) Four billion-April 1974 

(b) Five billion- July 1987 

(c) Six billion-12th Oct 1999 &

(d) Seven billion – 12th March 2012.

4.

Write the Age group and percentage of population of the world.

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(a) 0-14 – Infants – 26.2% 

(b) 15-65-Adults – 65.8% 

(c) 65 & above – Aged – 8%.

5.

Name the countries which are having lowest literacy rate in the world.

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(a) Mali 

(b) South Sudan 

(c) Niger 

(d) Guinea.

6.

Name any four high birth rate countries of the world.

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1. Niger-51.26 births per 1000 population 

2. Chad-47 births per 1000 population 

3. Angola -46 births per 1000 population.

7.

Distinguish between birth rate & death rate?

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Number of births per thousand population is called birth rate. Number of deaths per thousand population is called death rate.

8.

What is population Ageing? Write the challenges associated with population ageing.

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Population aging is a Phenomenon that occurs when the age of people of the country rises due to increasing life expentancy. The challenge is increase in the older retired population relative to the shrinking population of working ages. Which creats social and political pressure on social support systems.

9.

State the area of high density on the earth?

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  • Eastern, Southern and South-Eastern parts of Asia. 
  • North-Western part of Europe. 
  • North-Eastern part of USA and South-Eastern part of Canada.
10.

Write the are of low density on the earth?

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  • The North and South poles 
  • The hot and the cold deserts 
  • The high rainfall zones near the Equator have very low density of population.
11.

What is Internal Migration?

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The movement of people within the country/region is called Internal Migration.

12.

Who introduced the concept of human development first time?

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Dr. Mahbub-Ul-Haq.

13.

What are the causes for migration?

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(a) Unemployment 

(b) Job opportunities 

(c) Poor living condition 

(d) Climate 

(e) Natural disasters.

14.

Mention the types of Migration.

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There are 2 types of Migration 

1. Internal Migration 

2. International Migration.

15.

What are the causes for rapid increase of population?

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1. Early Marriages 

2. Poverty . 

3. Joint family system 

4. Climate.

16.

Mention the measures for population control.

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(a) Adoption and Propoganda of family planning methods . 

(b) Practice of Celibacy 

(c) Remaning unmarried & 

(d) Improving women status and health.

17.

In which year world population reached to one billion?

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In 1804 year world population reached to one billion.

18.

Name the continents which are having high growth rate of population in the world.

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Asia is the most populous continent. It accounts about 61 percent of the world’s population.

19.

Name any four countries which are having low growth rate population

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1. Britian 

2. U.S.A 

3. elgium 

4. Russia.

20.

What is the average percentage of urban population in the world?

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50.5 percent of urban population in the world.

21.

Which country has lowest Sex ratio in the world.

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U,A.E (United Arab Emirates) 468 females/1000 male. 

22.

Which country has highest sex ratio in the world?

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Latria and Estonia (1174 and 1170/1000 Males).

23.

What is Migrant?

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One who moves from one region to another can be called as migrant.

24.

What is the share of China and India under world’s total population.

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36.1 percent.

25.

State the average life expectancy of the world?

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68.09 years.

26.

What is estimation of world population in the year 2027 & 2046.

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8 billion by 2027 & 9 billion 2046.

27.

What is the average birth rate of the world.

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19.14 births/1000 persons.

28.

Mention the total population of China.

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1,360,120,000 population.

29.

Mention the important push factors responsible for the emigration.

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(a) Unemployment 

(b) Poor living condition 

(c) Climate 

(d) Natural diasastors.

30.

State the four most populas countries of the world?

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(a) China 

(b) United States 

(c) India 

(d) Indonesia.

31.

Name the countries which are having highest literacy rate in the world.

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Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Russia, Hungary with 94 other country that show the highest literacy rate in the world.

32.

What is the life expectancy of Male & Female population of the world.

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For male population is 66.09 year where as female is 70.24 years.

33.

What is the death rate?

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Number of deaths per thousand population is called death rate.

34.

Mention the total population of India.

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1,210,193,422 population.

35.

Which is the smallest country in the world?

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Vatican City with just 800 peoples.

36.

Name the countries which are engaged in secondary, tertiary & quaternary activities.

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North & South America. Europe, Australia, Russia.

37.

Name the countries which are involved in primary activities.

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Asia and Africa.

38.

Write the three components of HDI.

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1. Health 

2. Education 

3. Decent standard of living.

39.

What is dependency ratio?

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The ratio between the number of people the ages of below 15 and above 64 (infants and aged) are concidard as the depended population is known as dependency ratio.

40.

State the components of HDI?

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The three components of HDI. They are: 

1. Health : The health is the first index to measure the human development. 

2. Education : It is the second index to assess human development.

3. Decent standard of living : Standard of living is the third index to asses the human development.

41.

Write the components of population growth?

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There are three components of population growth. 

1. Births 

2. deaths 

3. Migration

42.

Expand  HDI.

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Human development index.

43.

Expand  DTM.

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Demographic Transition model.

44.

What is density of population?

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The number of persons per sq/km area is called density of population.

45.

Which country is having lowest death rate?

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Japan 1 (7.64 births/1000 people).

46.

Name the country which has highest death rate?

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Leone of Africa (18/1000 people).

47.

What is the different between Natural Growth of population and Net Growth of population.

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Net growth of population = Births – Deaths + In migration – Out migration.

48.

Expand  UNDP.

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United Nations Development Programme.

49.

What is the Natural growth of population?

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It refers to the increase of population by difference between births and deaths in a particular region.

50.

Name the country which has highest birth in the world?

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Niger (51.26 births per 1000 people).