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Geography Chapter 6 Human

Resources

Q 1. Why people are considered a resource?


Ans: People are considered as a resource because:
 People with their demands and abilities turn things into resources
 Nature's bounty becomes significant only when people find it useful.
 Hence, human resources are considered as an important and potential for
the society.

Q 2. What are the causes for the uneven distribution of population in the world?
Ans: The distribution of population in the world is uneven. Some areas are very
crowded and some are sparely populated. There are various reasons behind
uneven distribution of population:
1. Geographical Factors.
 Favourable Topography
 Availability of minerals and fresh water resources.
 Favourable Climate
 Eg: Indo Gangetic Plains & Diamond mines in South Africa.

2. Social, Cultural and Economic Factors


•Areas of better housing, education and health facilities are densely populated.
Social
•Places with religion or cultural significance attire people. Eg: Varanasi,
Jerusalem etc. Cultural
• Places having more industries, transportation and communication facilities
provide better employment opportunities which are places attracted people
because of the above reasons. Economic Eg: Mumbai (India), Osaka (Japan)

Q3. The world population has grown very rapidly. Why?


Ans. The world population has grown very rapidly because
 The death rate has gone down as a result of the growth of food supplies
and the improvement in medical facilities.
 Also, unlike the death rate, the birth rate has remained quite high....

Q 4. Discuss the role of any two factors influencing population change.


 The Birth Rate and the Death Rate are two factors that influence
population change.
 The Birth Rate is the number of live births per 1000 people while the
Death Rate is the number of deaths per 1000 people.
 These are the natural causes of population change. When the Birth Rate is
higher than the Death Rate, population increases. When the Death Rate is
more than the Birth Rate, population decreases.
 When the two rates are equal, the population remains constant. Thus, the
Birth Rate and Death Rate affects, influencing population change.

Q 5 .What is meant by population composition?

 Ans Population composition refers to the structure of the population.


 Population composition helps to know the number of males or female,
their age-groups, literacy, their occupation, their income level and health
conditions etc.

Q6. What are population pyramids? How do they help In understanding about
the population of a country?
 The graphical illustration that is used her studying the population
composition of a country is called population pyramid.
 It show the present number of males and for in a country along with
their age-groups.
 The age-group distribution of population till us the number of
dependents and the number economically active individuals present in
the population..

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