Question

write 2 causes of human population explosion. Explain with the help of suitable examples how this explosion can be checked. (5marks)

Answer 1

Two causes of population explosion are
1. Decline in death rate (including maternal mortality rate and infant mortality rate).
2. Increase in the number of people in the reproducible age.
People don 't opt for family planning.

Following are the ways to check population explosion:
1. Educating people for one-child norm.
2. Increasing the marriageable age
3. Promoting contraceptive methods:
Natural means of contraception: Periodic abstinence, Coitus interruptus, Lactational amenorrhea.
Artificial means of contraception: Barriers, Intra uterine devices (IUDs), Oral contraceptive pills, Surgical methods: