Age Pyramids

Q. A country with a high rate of population growth took measures to reduce it. The figure below shows age pyramids of populations A and B twenty years apart. Select the correct interpretation about them Interpretations

1. A is more recent and shows slight reduction in the growth rate
2. B is earlier pyramid and shows stabilised growth rate
3. B is more recent showing that population is very young
4. A is the earlier pyramid and no change has occurred in the growth rate

Q. Given below are typical age-structure diagrams. Choose the appropriate explanation for each age structure pyramid.

1. 1.Expanding rapidly
   2.Expanding slowly
   3.Stable
   4.Declining
2. 1.Declining
   2.Stable
   3.Expanding slowly
   4.Expanding rapidly
3. 1.Stable
   2.Declining
   3.Expanding rapidly
   4.Expanding slowly
4. 1.Expanding slowly
   2.Expanding rapidly
   3.Declining
   4.Stable

Q. A population has more young individuals compared to the older individuals. What would be the status of the population after some years?

1. It will decline
2. It will stabilise
3. It will increase
4. It will first decline and then stabilise

Q. In a growing population of a country

1. reproductive and pre-reproductive individuals are equal in number
2. pre-reproductive individuals are more than the reproductive individuals
3. reproductive individuals are less than the post reproductive individuals
4. pre-reproductive individuals are less than the reproductive individuals

Q. What type of human population is represented by the following age pyramid ?

1. Expanding populaiton
2. Vanishing population
3. Stable population
4. Decline populaition

Q. Match column-I with column-II and choose the correct option.

1. A – I; B – II; C – III; D – IV
2. A – IV; B – III; C – II; D – I
3. A – III; B – IV; C – II; D – I
4. A – IV; B – III; C – I ; D – II