Population
Chapter 6: Population
- Q1 Are the following sentences right or wrong? Correct the wrong ones. Q1 Are the following sentences right or wrong? Correct the wrong ones. a) Literacy Rate is higher in Brazil than India. Answer: Right Explai... 1
- (a) Arrange the following states of India in descending order of their population. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh. Their respective population are as below: Uttar Pradesh... 1
- b) Arrange the states of Brazil in ascending order of their population: Amazonas, Rio de Janeiro, Alaguas, Sao Paulo, Parana Alaguas, Amazonas, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo Alaguas – 3,321,730 Amazonas – 3,873,743 Parana – 11,081,692 Rio de Janeiro – 16,461,17... 1
- Classify the factors affecting the distribution of population into favourable and unfavourable. Nearness to sea, Factors affecting the distribution of population can be classified as favourable and unfavourable based on their impact on human settlement... 2
- a) Explain the similarities and differences between the population distribution in Brazil and India Similarities: In both Brazil and India, population is unevenly distributed depending on the physiography with densely forested areas having... 1
- b) Giving examples, correlate climate and population distribution. Relation between climate and population: High rainfall causes growth of dense forests where human settlements are very less like the Amazon... 1
- Q4) Give geographical reason geography chapter 6 Maharashtra board Q4 Give geographical reasons: a) Population is an important resource. Answer: Population is an important resource as it is the human resourc... 1
- a) Population is an important resource. Population is an important resource as it is the human resources that ultimately affect the progress of a country. Its qualitative aspects l... 1
- b) Brazil’s population density is very less. Brazil’s population density is very less because almost half of its area is covered by the tropical rainforests of the Amazon basin. The den... 1
- c) India’s population density is high. India’s population density is high because most of the areas have natural resources that support agriculture and industries. Other factors l... 1
- d)The density of population is sparse in Amazon basin. The Amazon basin in Brazil has tropical rainforests as it is closer to the equator and it rains throughout the year. It has dense and divers... 1
- e) Population density is high in the Ganga plains. The Ganga plains of India have a high population density due to many reasons. The northern plains have been densely populated since centurie... 1
- A) Compare and classify the population densities shown in the squares ‘a’ and ‘b’ representing 1 sq.km of area. Answer:: The population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. The population density of Figure (a) is 7 perso... 1
- b) If in figure B, one sign = 100, then what will be the sex ratio? Explanation: The sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. In the figure, there are 10 females and 8 males. If one figure... 1
- Q6 )Comment upon the population density of fig. 6.1 (b) The population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. In Figure 6.1 (b), the population density is unevenly di... 1