Ramana Vidyalaya (CBSE), Sholinganallur
Answerkey - 15 (December 2024)
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Class/ Sec: IX Answer key Geography: Chapter:6 Population
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Section- A Objective Questions
1. Which of the following factors are responsible for the sparse population?
(a) Flat plains and abundant rainfall
(b) Rugged terrain and unfavourable climate
(c) Fertile soil and abundant rainfall
(d) Coastal plain and favourable climate
2. Which of the following is the most populous state in India ?
(a) Haryana (b)Andhra Pradesh (c)Uttar Pradesh (d)Arunachal Pradesh
3. ______________is an important determinant of population change.
(a) Migration (b)Birth rate (c)education (d)Age Composition
4. Write the full form of NPP .
National Population Policy
[Link] of the following Union Territories of India has a very low population?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar (b)Lakshadweep (c)Chandigarh (d)Pondicherry
6. Adolescents are, generally, grouped in the age group of ________.
(a) 8-19 years (b) 11-20 years (c)7-18 years (d)10 to 19 years
[Link] how many years is the official enumeration of population carried out for the census?
(a) 1 year (b)5 years (c)10 years (d)8 years
8. Which common disease is found among the Indian girls?
(a) Typhoid (b)Anemia (c)RBC (d)Polio
SECTION B-SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. What is the importance of people in this world?
Answer: (i) People are important for the development of the economy and society.
(ii) People make use of resources. They themselves are also resources, but with varying quality.
(iii) Coal is but a piece of rock, until people are able to invent technology to obtain it and make it a
‘resource’.
2. How is population a pivotal element in social studies?
Answer: (i) It is the point of reference from where all other elements are observed.
(ii) Resources, calamities, disasters all are meaningful only in relation to human beings.
(iii) Good health is related to a disease-free population and a healthy population is always an asset to
a country.
3. Describe the three different population density zones of India.
Answer: The three population density zones in India are high, moderate and low.
(i) The high population density zone, which has a population density greater than 500 persons per sq
km, consists of the states Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Kerala.
(ii) The low density zone, which has a population density lesser than 100 persons per sq km, consists
of the states Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Jammu and Kashmir.
(iii) The remaining states fall in the moderate population density zone with 250-500 persons living
per sq km.
4. Explain about the Census.
Answer:
● Census usually refers to the complete process of preparation, collection, compilation,
evaluation, analysis and dissemination of data on demographic, social, economic and housing
characteristics of the population of a country.
● Such information is fundamental for any geographic information system developed for
socio-economic and often environmental, analysis purposes.
● In India, it is held once every 10 years.
5. What is migration? Which are the two types of migration? Describe the trends of migration
in India.
Answer:
(i) Migration is the movement of people across regions and territories.
(ii) Migration can be internal or international.
(iii) In India, most migrations have been from rural to urban areas because of the push factor in rural
areas. These are adverse conditions of poverty and unemployment in the rural areas and the ‘pull’ of
the city in terms of increased employment opportunities and better living conditions.
6. What do you mean by growth of population? How is it calculated?
Answer: Growth of population or population growth refers to the change in the number of inhabitants
of a country during a specific period of time, say during the last ten years. It can be expressed in two
ways:
(i) Absolute Numbers: This number is obtained by simply subtracting the earlier population from the
later population. It is referred to as the ‘absolute increase’.
(ii) Annual Growth Rate: When the rate or pace of population is studied in percent per annum. If the
increase is 2 percent, i.e., there was an increase of two persons for every 100 persons in the base
population. This is referred to as the annual growth rate.
7. What are the three main processes of change of population?
Answer: The three main processes of change of population are – birth rates, death rates and
migration.
(i) Birth rate: It is the number of live births per thousand persons in a year. If is a major component of
growth because in India, birth rates have always been higher than the death rates.
(ii) Death rate: It is the number of deaths per thousand persons in a year. The main cause of the rate of
growth of the Indian population has been The rapid decline in the death rate. (iii) Migration:
Migration is the movement of people across regions and territories. Migration can be internal (within
the country) or international (between countries).
8. Give reasons for how migration plays a significant role in changing the composition and
distribution of the population.
Answer: (i) In India, most migrations have been from rural to urban areas because of the push factor
in rural areas.
(ii) There are adverse conditions of poverty and unemployment in the rural areas.
(iii) The pull of the city in terms of increased employment opportunities and better living conditions
also leads to migration.
(iv) Migration is an important determinant of population change.
(v) It changes not only the population size but also the population composition of the urban and rural
population in terms of age and sex composition.
9. What is age composition? How does it affect the population’s social and economic structure?
Answer: The age composition of a population refers to the number of people in different age groups
in a country.
(i) It is one of the most basic characteristics of a population.
(ii) To an important degree, a person’s age influences what he needs, buys, does and his capacity to
perform.
(iii) Consequently, the number and percentage of a population found within the children, working age
and aged groups are notable determinants of the population’s social and economic structure.
10. What are the three broad categories of division of population on the basis of their economic
structure?
Answer: (i) Children (generally below 15 years): They are economically unproductive and need to be
provided with food, clothing, education and medical care.
(ii) Working age (15-59 years): They are economically productive and biologically reproductive.
They comprise the working population.
(iii) Aged (above 59 years): They can be economically productive, though they may have retired.
They may be working voluntarily, but they are not available for employment through recruitment.
11. What is sex ratio? How is it calculated?
Answer: Sex ratio is defined as the number of females per 1,000 males in the population. This
information is an important social indicator, to measure the extent of equality between males and
females in a society, at a given time. The sex ratio in India has always remained unfavorable for
females.
12. Who is a literate person according to the Census 2001? Why is literacy considered
important for the quality of the population?
Answer: According to the Census 2001 data, a person aged 7 years and above who can read and
write with understanding in any language is treated as literate. Literacy is considered very important
for the quality of a population because of the following:
(i) Only a well-informed and educated citizen can make intelligent choices and undertake research
and development projects.
(ii) Low levels of literacy are a serious obstacle for economic improvement.
13. What is occupational structure? How are occupations generally classified?
Answer: The distribution of the population according to different types of occupation is referred to as
Occupational Structure. Occupations are generally classified as:
(i) Primary activities: These include agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and
quarrying, etc.
(ii) Secondary activities: These include the manufacturing industry, building and construction work,
etc.
(iii) Tertiary activities: These include transport, communication, commerce, administration and other
services.
14. What are the advantages of having a healthy population?
Answer: (i) Health is an important component of population composition, which affects the process
of development.
(ii) If the health of our country’s population is looked after properly by the government, the ability to
produce more will increase.
(iii) Good health is related to a disease-free population and a healthy population is always an asset to
a country.
15. What is the demographic divide? In which year is this divide seen in India and why?
Answer: When there is a sudden fluctuation in population or the growth rate declines, it is called
demographic divide.
(i) In India, it took place in 1981 as the rate of growth started declining gradually.
(ii) It happened as the birth rate declined rapidly during this period.
(iii) Since 1981, birth rates declined, resulting in a gradual decline in the rate of population growth.
16. Distinguish between population growth and population change.
17. What are the significant features of the National Population Policy 2000?
Answer: Aims/Objectives of National Population Policy 2000
(i) Imparting free and compulsory school education upto 14 years of age.
(ii) Reducing infant mortality rate to below 30 per 1000 live births.
(iii) Achieving universal immunization of children against all vaccine preventable diseases.
(iv) Promoting delayed marriage for girls.
(v) Making family welfare a people centered programme.
(vi) Protection of adolescent girls from unwanted pregnancies.
(vii) Protection of adolescents from Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) and educate them about the
risks of unprotected sex.
(viii) Making contraceptive services accessible and affordable.
(ix)Providing food supplement and nutritional services.
(x)Strengthening legal measures to prevent child marriage.
18. Kerala has a sex ratio of 1084 females per 1000 males. Puducherry has 1038 females per
every 1000 males, while Delhi has 866 females per 1000 males and Haryana has just 877
females. What could be the reasons for such variation?
Answer: Kerala and Puducherry have a sex ratio of more than 1000 females per 1000 males while
Delhi has 866 females per 1000 males and Haryana just 877 females because (a) Kerala and
puducherry have good health facilities, which reduces infant mortality.
(b) These states have higher literacy rates. Due to higher literacy of women, they are understanding
the advantages of small families.
(c) In Delhi, there is a heavy migration of males who get jobs in the metropolis. Generally, their
families stay back in their villages or home towns. This leads to a very high number of males in
Delhi.
(d) In Haryana, female feticide is rampant because of people’s desire to have a male heir, due to a
patriarchal family system. This has led to the skewed sex ratio in Haryana.
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