Distribution of Population

Q. Why are the Northern plains densely populated?

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Who introduced the concept of population education?

Q. Most of the people usually prefer living in which of the following regions?

Q. The most densely populated city in India as per 2011 census is _____.

1. Delhi
2. Mumbai
3. Bengaluru
4. Lucknow

Q. The difference between the birth rate and death rate of a country is called the ___________.

1. population density
2. topography
3. population change
4. natural growth rate

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Define the terms (a) birth rate and (b) death rate.

Q. Which one of the following places is one of the most densely populated areas of the world?

1. Ganga Plains
2. Andes
3. Himalayas
4. Sahara Desert

Q. Almost three quarters of the world’s people live in ________.

1. Africa and Europe
2. Asia and South America
3. Asia and Africa
4. North America and Europe

Q. Choose the non-physical factor that affects the distribution of population in a country.

1. Water
2. Fertile soil
3. Shape and height of land
4. Stable governments

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Factors other than geographical factors which affect the distribution of population are

1. Social

2. Economic

3. Cultural

4. All of these

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What is the number of live births per 1000 people in a year is known as?

1. None of these

2. Birth rate

3. Death rate

4. Migration

Q. Ganga plains in India is ___________ populated.

1. scatterdly
2. densely
3. sparsely
4. thinly

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Why is a human resources important?

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Complete the sentences below using some of the following words. (sparsely, favourable, fallow, artificial, fertile, natural, extreme, densely) When people are attracted to an area, it becomes _______ populated, Factors that influence this include _______ climate; good supplies of _______ resources and _______ land.

Q. Features of the land like mountains, plains and plateaus define the ________ of a place.

1. Topography
2. Climate
3. Population
4. None of these

Q.

What is equitable distribution of natural resources?

Q. Human resources differ from one another in respect to:

1. Educational level
2. Sex
3. Age
4. All the above

Q. Which one from the following refers to population census?

1. The process of counting the land area in a country.
2. The process of counting the mountains and hilly terrains in a country.
3. The process of taking a count of total number of people in a country.
4. The process of counting the number of states in a country.

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Which region of jammu and kashmir is known as khapa chan?

Q. The Himalayas, Alps, and the Andes are __________ populated.

1. sparsely
2. densely
3. thickly
4. none of these

Q. Consider the following indications:
1) High birth rate and low death rate
2) Low birth rate and low death rate
3) High birth rate and high death rate
The correct sequence of these in the course of economic development is:

1. 3, 2, 1
2. 1, 3, 2
3. 2, 3, 1
4. 3, 1, 2

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Name the technical term used for the difference between the birth rate and death rate in a population

Q. More percentage of people in India live in _________.

1. Villages
2. None of these
3. Cities
4. Sub urban areas

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The population is said to be steady or remains the same when the

1. None of the above

2. Birth rate is more than the death rate

3. Death rate is more than the birth rate

4. Birth rate and death rate are the same

Q. _____ is a phenomenon of people moving in and out of a place.

1. Marginalisation
2. Displacement
3. Genocide
4. Migration

Q. Around _____ percent of the world's people stay in just 10 countries.

1. eighty
2. forty
3. twenty
4. sixty

Q. Choose the most populated continent.

1. Asia
2. Africa
3. Europe
4. Australia

Q. Pick out the apt definition for population distribution:

1. The way in which people are spread across the earth surface.
2. The way in which people live in urban areas.
3. The way in which the skilled human resources are utilised in a country.
4. The way in which people live in the villages.

Q. Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
Carlos Slim, who tops the list of worlds wealthiest people, for the fourth year in a row, belongs to which country?

1. USA
2. England
3. Mexico
4. Germany

Q. _____ is a phenomenon of people moving in and out of a place.

1. Marginalisation
2. Displacement
3. Migration
4. Genocide