Question

Certain characteristic demographic features of developing countries are [CBSE PMT 2004]
A) High infant mortality, low fertility uneven population growth and a very young age distribution.
B) High mortality, high density, uneven population growth and a very old age distribution.
C) High fertility, low or rapidly falling mortality rate, rapid population growth and a very young age distribution.
D) High fertility, high density, rapidly rising mortality rate and a very young age distribution.

Answer 1

Answer: C) High fertility, low or rapidly falling mortality rate, rapid population growth and a very young age distribution.

Demographic features are socioeconomic factors related to a population of a region. These features can be expressed statistically. These includes age, sex, education, income, religion, birth rate, death rate, average marriage age, marital status and average size of family. A developing country can be described as a country which is trying to become more advance economically. These are common characteristics of a developing country:

High fertility: The majority of individuals living in a developed country will be in young age and are reproductively active to raise the population size.

Low or falling mortality rate: With the advent of increase in medical facilities in the developing countries the mortality rate is reducing.

Rapid population growth: As, not all the people in the population of developed countries being not been aware of use of contraceptions to avoid birth. This has been resulted in increase in population.

A young age distribution: Majority of members in a population are of young age due to increase in birth rate.

Answer 2

Option C) A relatively young age distribution, low or quickly declining death rate, rapid population expansion.

Demographic characteristics of developing nations include:

• Demographic traits are simple to recognize.
• Age, gender, family status, education level, income, occupation, and race are just a few examples of these characteristics.
• A country that is seeking to develop economically is referred to as a developing nation.
• The majority of people in a developed country will be young and actively reproducing, which will increase the population.
• As medical services in underdeveloped nations expand, the mortality rate is decreasing.
• Many people in affluent countries are unaware of the usage of contraception to prevent pregnancy.
• Population growth is the effect of this.
• A population's majority of individuals are young because of the rising birth rate.
• An organism's lifespan is measured from the time of birth to its natural death.
• The lifespan of an organism might vary depending on its species

Demographic characteristics are the socioeconomic aspects of a region's population. Age, sex, education, income, religion, birth and death rates, the average age at marriage, marital status, and average family size are among them.

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