Question

Write 2 causes of population explosion. Explain with suitable examples how this explosion can be checked.(5 MARKS)

Answer 1

The declining death rates due to improved medical facilities.
(b) Desire for a male child.
© Less awareness about birth control methods.
(d) Dletracy / poverty
Population explosion can be checked:
(i) By using contraceptive methods to avoid pregnancy.
(a) Contraceptive methods are used such as
(i)mechanical barriers (it) drugs (as pills) (iii) loop
or copper-T and (iv) surgical method.
(ii) Pills change the hormonal balance and thus prevent the release of egg, hence fertilization is prevented.
(iii) By spreading awareness about the importance of small family. This is because an expanding population makes it harder to improve everybody’s standard of living.

Answer 2

Industrial revolution
Scientific revolution

Better health care
Large scale immunisation
Proper nutrition
Contraceptive methods 
Surgical method 
Public awareness
Educating and changing the orthodox view of having a male child
Telling more and more people about the problem of population explosion
Restricting the ages for marriage