Question:
What are population pyramids? How do they help in understanding about the population of a country?
Answer:
The tapering figure of the population based on age and sex is termed as population pyramid. An interesting way of studying the population composition of a country is by studying at the population pyramid.
Resources
Q 1.
What are the four Characteristics of resources?
Q 2.
What are population pyramids? How do they help in understanding about the population of a country?
Q 3.
Give a brief note on mining.
Q 4.
Name the fibre crops and name the climatic conditions required for their growth.
Q 5.
Rows of trees planted in the coastal areas to check the wind movement is called intercropping ?
Q 6.
Mention some methods that are used to conserve soil
Q 7.
What is plantation agriculture?
Q 8.
Write a brief note on terrace farming and intercropping.
Q 9.
What is sustainable development?
Q 10.
Differentiate between Ubiquitous and localised resources?
Q 11.
Why are human resources important?
Q 12.
The world population has grown very rapidly. Why?
Q 13.
Name any two steps that government has taken to conserve plants and animals.
Q 14.
What are the similarities between information technology industries in Bangalore and California?
Q 15.
Which sources of energy would you suggest for (a) rural areas (b) coastal areas (c) Arid Regions?
Q 16.
What are the activities under the secondary sector?
Q 17.
What is mixed cropping or mixed farming?
Q 18.
What are the different characteristics of population composition?
Q 19.
Discuss the role of any two factors influencing population change.
Q 20.
Write any two reasons for land degradation today?
Q 21.
Mention the different types of resources.
Q 22.
What are abiotic resources?
Q 24.
Different crops are grown in different regions.
Q 25.
Distinguish between Metallic and non metallic minerals
Q 26.
Name the 3 sectors of activities done by people.
Q 27.
What are the different kinds of cultivation?
Q 28.
How is farming classified?
Q 29.
What is the difference between Subsistence farming and Commercial farming?
Q 30.
What do the 3Rs stand for in context with conservation of natural resources?
Q 31.
What is wind power?
Q 32.
What are the methods that can be adapted to contain landslides?
Q 33.
Give a brief description of soil composition or the layers of soil ?
Q 34.
What are the causes for the destruction of natural vegetation and wildlife?
Q 35.
What is the average density of population in India?
Q 36.
What is shifting cultivation? What are its disadvantages?
Q 37.
Why people are considered a resource?
Q 38.
What is meant by the term industry?
Q 39.
Why cotton textile industry rapidly expanded in Mumbai?
Q 40.
Give Reason for Environmental aspects must be carefully looked into before building huge dams.
Q 41.
Write a brief note on wind power ?
Q 42.
Write a brief note on Renewable resources ?
Q 43.
How was the word agriculture, coined?
Q 44.
How are mineral extracted from earth?
Q 45.
Name the different rocks that minerals occur in?
Q 46.
What are the factors that determine the pattern in which a particular region is used?
Q 47.
What is a water-cycle?
Q 48.
What is agriculture?
Q 49.
Distinguish between the followings.
Primary activities and tertiary activities.
Q 50.
Name any three common minerals used by you every day.
