Population Composition
Geography ⇒ Human Geography
Population Composition starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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A country has a sex ratio of 950. What does this mean?
Describe how migration affects the population composition of a region.
Describe the difference between rural and urban population composition.
Describe the impact of low literacy rates on a country's development.
Describe the relationship between population composition and planning for public services.
Explain how population composition affects the economic development of a country.
Explain the term 'dependent population'.
A village has 1200 males and 1100 females. What is the sex ratio?
Which age group is considered as the working population? (1) 0-14 years (2) 15-59 years (3) 60 years and above (4) All age groups
Which of the following best describes a population pyramid? (1) A graph showing rainfall patterns (2) A graph showing the age and sex structure of a population (3) A map of population density (4) A chart of literacy rates
Which of the following is a characteristic of a developed country's population pyramid? (1) Broad base (2) Narrow base (3) High proportion of young people (4) High birth rate
Which of the following is a factor that can improve the literacy rate in a country? (1) Better schools (2) More hospitals (3) More factories (4) More roads
Fill in the blank: In India, the sex ratio is generally ______ in rural areas compared to urban areas.
Fill in the blank: The ______ population is the group of people below 15 years and above 59 years of age.
Fill in the blank: The ______ population is the group of people who are able and willing to work.
Fill in the blank: The ______ pyramid is used to represent the age and sex structure of a population graphically.
True or False: A country with a high proportion of young people will need to invest more in schools and colleges.
True or False: A high proportion of elderly people in a population increases the dependency ratio.
True or False: Migration can change the population composition of a region.
True or False: Population composition includes only age and sex.
