Population Growth and The Factors that Affect It

Q. Which factors are responsible for the change in population growth?

1. Birth rate
2. Census
3. Death rate
4. Migration

Q. Write a short note on rural to rural migration and urban to rural migration.

Q. What are pull factors?

1. Factors that attract people to settle in a new place
2. Factors that force people to migrate to a new place
3. Factors that lead to an increase in birth rate
4. Factors that lead to reduction in death rate

Q. _______ and ______ are the major factors that promote natural growth of population.

1. Birth rate and population density
2. Migration and population density
3. Birth rate and death rate
4. Migration and Immigration

Q.

The carrying capacity of a population is determined by its a) Limiting resources b) Natality c) Population growth rate d) Mortality

Q. Migration impacts the population number, , and. Select your answers alphabetically.

1. development
2. location
3. distribution
4. composition

Q. A person moving from his village to the city can be termed as _______.

1. Overseas Migration
2. External Migration
3. Internal Migration
4. International Migration

Q. Select the right pairs of cards with reference to population trends in India.

1. General trend
2. Until 1981
3. Decline in growth rate
4. Higher birth rates than death rates
5. Increase in growth rate
6. Since 1981

Q. Theis the number of live births perpersons in a year.

1. growth rate
2. birth rate
3. million
4. thousand

Q. Which among the following are examples of international migration?

1. A person moving from an Indian village to Canada for work.
2. A person moving from Canada to America for work.
3. A person moving from Delhi to Mumbai.
4. An American moving from California to New York for work.

Q. What are push factors?

1. Factors that lead to an increase in birth rate
2. Factors that lead to reduction in death rate
3. Factors that force people to migrate to a new place
4. Factors that attract people to settle in a new place

Q. Which of the following is the primary driver of migration in India?

1. Employment
2. Urbanisation
3. Marriage
4. Education

Q. This reduction in population growth is a good sign especially in areas which exhibit low population density.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following reasons does not lead to push factor of migration?

1. Poverty
2. Destruction due to flood
3. Unemployment
4. Job opportunity

Q. Which of the following is an example of internal migration?

1. Aman is travelling to Agra to see Taj Mahal.
2. Yosef is going to his village to meet his grandma.
3. Jitender is leaving Bangalore to settle in his village.
4. Rishabh is coming back to India after completing his studies in USA.