More People, More Problems

Q.

Explain the term Natality.

Q.

Define the term mortality and natality.

Q.

Which of the following is not an effect of overpopulation?

1. Unhygienic and polluted environment

2. Unemployment

3. Lack of good food and other facilities in large families

4. Decrease in daily crime rate

Q.

Differentiate between the following pair based on what is mentioned with the bracket.
Natality and mortality (definition).

Q.

Which is not a major disadvantage of having large families?

(a) Health problem
(b) Economic pressure
(c) Poor living standard
(d) Children neglected at home

1. Only (a) and (b)

2. Only (a), (b) and (c)

3. Only (b) and (d)

4. All of the given.

Q.

Choose the limiting factors of human population.

1. Lack of adequate food

2. Lack of healthy individuals

3. Civil wars

4. Famines and other natural calamities

Q.

One of the major aspects of family welfare is 'family planning in terms of having a large family'.

1. True

2. False

Q.

Population grows by__.

1. Geometrical progression

2. Arithmetic progression

3. Exponential progression

4. Harmonic progression

Q.

The major problems that might occur because of population explosion are:-

1. The health of the nation will be in trouble.

2. A drastic decrement in the number of natural resources will happen.

3. Per capita income will be booming.

4. Per capita income will come down.

Q.

The difference between the birth rate and the death rate is known as:-

1. Natality

2. Mortality

3. Dispersal

4. Growth rate