Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.
(i) Migrations change the number, distribution and composition of the population in (a) The area of departure (c) Both the area of departure and arrival (b) The area of arrival (d) None of the above
(ii) A large proportion of children in a population is a result of (a) high birth rates (c) high death rates (b) high life expectancies (d) more married couples
(iii) The magnitude of population growth refers to (a) The total population of an area (b) The number of persons added each year (c) The rate at which the population increases (d) The number of females per thousand males (iv) According to the Census 2001, a “literate” person is one who (a) Can read and write his/her name (b) Can read and write any language (c) Is 7 years old and can read and write any language with understanding (d) Knows the 3 ‘R’s (reading, writing, arithmetic)
Answers
Answer:
(i) Migrations change the number, distribution and composition of the population in :
(c) Both the area of departure and arrival
(ii) A large proportion of children in a population is a result of:
(a) high birth rates
(iii) The magnitude of population growth refers to :
(b) The number of persons added each year.
(iv) According to the Census 2001, a “literate” person is one who :
(c) Is 7 years old and can read and write any language with understanding.
Explanation:
Answer:
(i) Both the area of departure and arrival change the Migrations number, distribution and composition of the population
Both of them is needed to calculate the people who is migrated or immigrated into a certain country or a place. It will helps us to know about their distribution and their composition in a place.
(ii) A large proportion of children in a population is a result of high birth rates
High birth rates lead to large population especially in children' population. This will affect the growth of our economy in various ways.
(iii) The magnitude of population growth refers to The number of persons added each year .
It is mostly related to the birth rates because birth rates determines how many persons are being added up each year.
(iv) According to the Census 2001, a “literate” person is one who is 7 years old and can read and write any language with understanding
One should have to understand a language and also they can able to read and write in any particular language is known as a literate.