Population Composition Questions and Answers <\/span>Class 12 Geography Chapter 3<\/h3>\nMultiple Choice Questions<\/p>\n
Question 1.
\nChoose the right answer from the four alternatives given below :<\/p>\n
(i) Which one of the following has caused the sex ratio of United Arab Emirate to be low.
\n(A) Selective migration of working population
\n(B) High birth rate of males
\n(C) Low birth rate of females
\n(D) High out migration of females.
\nAnswer:
\n(D) High out migration of females.<\/p>\n
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(ii) Which one of the following figures represents the working age group of the population ?
\n(A) 15 to 65 years
\n(B) 15 to 66 years
\n(C) 15 to 64 years
\n(D) 15 to 59 years.
\nAnswer:
\n(D) 15 to 59 years.<\/p>\n
(iii) Which one of the following countries has the highest sex ratio in the world ?
\n(A) Latvia
\n(B) Japan
\n(C) United Arab Emirates
\n(D) France.
\nAnswer:
\n(A) Latvia.<\/p>\n
Question 2.
\nAnswer the following questions in about 30 words.<\/p>\n
(i) What do you understand by population composition ?
\nAnswer:
\nPopulation composition means demographic structure. It includes age, sex, literacy, occupations, life expectancy. People are distinguished by these attributes<\/p>\n
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(ii) What, is significance of age structure ? (C.B.S.E. 2013-14) ;
\nAnswer:
\nThe age structure of a population refers to number of people in different age groups. It is an important indicator of population composition,<\/p>\n
\n- It helps to know the labour force of a region<\/li>\n
- It helps to know the employment of a region and dependent population<\/li>\n
- It helps to know the future growth of population of a region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
(iii) How is sex ratio measured ?
\nAnswer:
\nSex Ratio is the number of females per 1000 males. It is calculated by using the following formula :
\n\\(\\text { Sex Ratio }=\\frac{\\text { Female population }}{\\text { Male population }} \\times 1000\\)<\/p>\n
Question 3.
\nAnswer the following questions in not more than 150 words.
\n(i) Describe the rural-urban composition of the population.
\nAnswer:
\nOn the basis of the residence, the population is divided into two groups
\n(a) Rural population
\n(b) Urban population.<\/p>\n
Comparison. These two groups differ from each other in the following ways :<\/p>\n