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Question 12 Marks

Name few social practices leading to unfavourable sex ratios at some places

Answer

Female Foeticide
Female infanticide
Domestic violence.

Question 22 Marks

What do you understand by age composition of a population?

Answer

Age composition refers to the percentage of people in different age groups in a given population. It differs from country to country. It can be working population $($people between $14-60$ years of age$)$ or dependent population $($below $14$ and above $60$ years of age).

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Question 32 Marks

Name any two characteristics of a population.

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Rural and Urban Composition: This is on the basis of where a person resides. Rural refers to villages and urban refers to cities and towns.
Age and sex Composition : It refers to the percentage of people in different age groups in a given population and sex ratio $($number of females per $1000$ males in a population$)$.

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Question 42 Marks

What do you mean by composition of population or demographic structure?

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Population composition or demographic structure: Refers to the physical, sociocultural and economic attributes of the population such as age and sex, place of residence, language, religion, martial status, literacy, etc.

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Question 52 Marks

Define the following: Under population

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It is a condition where the number of people living in a given area is less in relation to the available resources of a country. This happens when there are not enough people to make full use of resources such as land, water, forests and the available technology.

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Question 62 Marks

Define the following : Demography

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It refers to the study of population of a place especially of humans, based on physical, socio$-$cultural and economic factors such as age and sex, language, religion, economic status, literacy, marital status, etc.

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Question 72 Marks

Define the following : Death rate

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It is the number of deaths per year per $1000$ of the population. It is calculated as
Death rate $=\frac{\text { Number of deaths }}{\text { Total population }} \times 1000$

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Question 82 Marks

Why is it important to study the population?

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Studying the population helps us to understand how it shapes the world in different ways. Controlling the population correctly is an important task for the government. It plays a big role in the development of a country.

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Question 92 Marks

Define the following : Birth rate

Answer

It is the number of live births per year per $1000$ of the population.
The formula for calculating birth rate is
Birth rate $=\frac{\text { Number of births }}{\text { Total population }} \times 1000$

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Question 102 Marks

What is the meaning of favourable sex ratio?

Answer

The sex ratio is considered favourable if there is an equal or higher number of females per $1000$ males in the population. For example, Latvia in Europe has the highest sex ratio with $1179$ females for every $1000$ males.

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Question 112 Marks

What do you understand by the term ‘working population’?

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The section of the population between $14 – 60$ years of age is considered to be the working population. They are willing and eligible to work and considered an asset for a country as it means high availability of labour for the development of the nation.

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Question 122 Marks

Distinguish between immigration and emigration.

Answer

Immigration is the process of coming to live permanently in another country that is not one’s own.
Emigration is the process of leaving one country to go and live permanently in another country.

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