Q. 3) State whether following statements are True or False and correct the false
statements.
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1) Population distribution is even in Brazil.
2) India has less working population.
3) Dispersed settlements are found in east coast of India.
4) Amazon River basin is unfavourable for human settlements.
5) About 86 percent of population in Brazil lives in rural areas.
Answers
Answer:
(1) Population distribution is even in Brazil. False. ... The total population there is 157872000 that is fairly high considering the fact that only about 10% of the people live inland while more than 90% of the people live on the strip which is along the coast on the east and is 500km wide roughly.
(2) The statement 'India has less working population' is false.
Almost 40 percent of the total Indian population is classified as 'working population'.
(3) Dispersed settlements are found in tribal areas covering central part of India, eastern and southern Rajasthan, Himalayan slopes and land with dissected and uneven topography.
(4) The above statement is true. Because amazon basin is covered by dense forest and the climate is unfavorable for human settlement.
(5) False. About 86 percent of population in Brazil lives in urban areas.
Answer:
1) False
2) False
3) False
4) True