Processes of Population Growth


 
 
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Processes of Population Growth

People are the nation’s most valuable resource. A well-educated healthy population provides potential power to the nation. The people are important to develop economy and society, they make resources and use them. The people are themselves a resource with varying qualities. A census is an official enumeration (numbering) of population done periodically. First census in India (partial) was done in 1872. While, the first complete census done in 1881. It is done every 10 years. The recent census was done in 2011. The census of India provides information regarding the population. The three aspects concerned about population are as follows:

  •        Size and distribution of population: It refers to the total number of people country and where they are located.
  •       Population growth and processes of population change: It refers to how the population has grown and changes in its composition.
  •  .    Characteristics or qualities of the population: It refers to age, sex-ratio, levels, occupational structure, and health conditions of people.
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    Birth rate means : _______________

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    Question : 2

    UK, Japan and Netherlands have higher density of population and high standard of living because:

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 3

    The total population of an area at the beginning of a given time period is known as _____________________

    Right Option : B
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