Population Density

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What is the importance of statistics in economics?

Q.

What do you understand by population density?

Q.

What is the meaning of population census?

Q. State two factors determining size of population

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Another name for birth rate is ___.

1. Natality

2. Emigration

3. Immigration

4. Mortality

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The birth rate is the number of live births.
(a) per 1000 people per year
(b) per 100 people per decade
(c) Per 100 people per decade
(d) Per 100 people per year

Q. The number of individuals per unit space is called .

1. population density
2. population curve
3. birth rate
4. death rate

Q.

Give the technical term for the statistical study of human population of a region.

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From which of the following do we get information regarding the population of a country?

1. Textbooks

2. Geographical survey of India

3. Census

4. Survey of India

Q.

What is birth rate?

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Given below are hypothetical figures in regard to population (in crores) of two countries A and B during the last three decades.
$$\begin{array}{cccc}Country& 1971& 1981& 1991\\ A& 6.4& 9.6& 10.6\\ B& 15.7& 15.7& 15.3\end{array}$$
Fill in the blanks:
(a) Rate of growth of the population of the country _____ has declined between years ______ and ________ .
(b) The country _______ shows negative population growth between years _______ shows negative population growth between years ____ and ______.
(c) The country _______ shows zero population growth between years __________ and _________ .

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Given below are hypothetical figures in regard to population (in crores) of two countries A and B during the last three decades.

$$\begin{array}{cccc}Country& 1971& 1981& 1991\\ A& 6.4& 9.6& 10.6\\ B& 15.7& 15.7& 15.3\end{array}$$

The country _(i)_ shows negative population growth between years _(ii)_ and _(iii)_.

1. (i) B
   (ii) 1971
   (iii)1991

2. (i) A
   (ii) 1971
   (iii)1991

3. (i) B
   (ii) 1981
   (iii)1991

4. (i) A
   (ii) 1981
   (iii)1991

Q. In a population containing 60000 people where the observed live births is 300, the birth rate is found to be .

1. 5
2. 15
3. 55
4. 20

Q.

From which of the following do we get information regarding the population of our country?

1. Geographical survey of India

2. Textbooks

3. Survey of India

4. Census

Q.

The statistical study of human population of a region.

Q. Birth rate in developing countries is
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 39

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Given below are hypothetical figures in regard to population (in crores) of two countries A and B during the last three decades.
$$\begin{array}{cccc}Country& 1971& 1981& 1991\\ A& 6.4& 9.6& 10.6\\ B& 15.7& 15.7& 15.3\end{array}$$
Fill in the blanks:
(a) Rate of growth of population of country .... has declined between years....and ....
(b) The country ..... shows negative population growth between years .... and ....
(c) The country ..... shows zero population growth between years ...and .....

Q.

How is human population checked at present?