The World Population Distribution, Density and Growth

Consider the following statements:
1. The 90 per cent of the world population lives in about 10 per cent of its land area.
2. The 6 most populated countries of the world are in Asia.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are incorrect?

Consider the following statements:
1. Density of population is the ratio between the number of people to the size of land.
2. It is usually measured in persons per sq km
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following:
1. Availability of water
2. Urbanisation
3. Landforms
4. Climate
5. Soils
Which of the above are geographical factors influencing distribution of population?

Consider the following statements:
1. The Ganga plains are among the most densely populated areas of the world.
2. Mediterranean regions were sparsely populated from early periods in history due to their unpleasant climate.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following :
1. Minerals
2. Urbanisation
3. Industralisation
4. Soils
Which of the above are economic factors influencing distribution of population?

Consider the following statements:
1. Katanga Zambia is a famous diamond belt in Africa.
2. The Kobe-Osaka regions are thickly populated in Japan.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following :
1. Economic development
2. Social upliftment
3. Historical and cultural background
Which of the above mentioned factors can influence population growth in an area?

Consider the following statements:
1. The population change can be expressed either in terms of absolute numbers or in terms of percentage.
2. The population change is always positive.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. Actual Growth of Population is equal to Births – Deaths.
2. Natural Growth of Population is equal to Births – Deaths + In Migration – Out Migration.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. Negative Growth of Population occurs when the birth rate falls below the death rate.
2. Growth Rate of Population is the change of population expressed in percentage.
3. Positive Growth of Population happens when the birth rate is more than the death rate.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following:
1. Births
2. Deaths
3. Migration
Which of the above is/are the component of population growth?

Consider the following statements:
1. The Crude Birth Rate (CBR) is expressed as number of live births in a year.
2. Population growth also occurs due to decreasing death rate.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. Crude Death Rate is a method of measuring mortality of any area.
2. It ig in terms of number of deaths in a particular year per thousand of population in a particular region.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. When people move from one place to another, the place they move from is called the Place of Destination.
2. The place of origin shows a increase in population.
3. Migration is always temporary or seasonal.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. Migrants who move into a new place are called Emigrants.
2. Migrants who move out of a place are called Immigrants.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are incorrect?

Consider the following:
1. Unemployment
2. Security of life
3. Political turmoil
4. Natural disasters
Which of the above is/are the push factor for migration in a region?

Consider the following :
1. Epidemics
2. Peace and stability
3. Better job opportunities
Which of the above is/are the pull factor for migration in a region?

Consider the following statements:
1. After the evolution and introduction of agriculture, the size of population was small.
2. World population exploded in the sixteenth and seventeenth century after the Industrial Revolution.
3. In the first century A.D. size of population was below 300 million.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are incorrect?

Consider the following statements:
1. Human population has increased more than ten times in the past 500 hundred years.
2. In the twentieth century itself the population has increased two times.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. Population growth is more in developed countries as compared to developing countries.
2. There is positive correlation between economic development and population growth.
Which of the above mentioned statements Is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. When a small annual rate is applied to a very large population, there is almost no change.
2. Even if the growth rate continues to decline, the total population grows each year.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are incorrect?

Consider the following statements:
1. The HIV/AIDS epidemics in Africa has reduced average life expectancy.
2. The annual population growth rate in India is 2.64 per cent.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are incorrect?

Consider the following statements:
1. Demographic transition theory can be used to predict the future population of any area.
2. These changes occur in stages which are collectively known as the demographic cycle.
3. It states that a literate society leads to low births and low deaths.
Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are correct?

Consider the following:
1. High fertility and high mortality
2. Both fertility and mortality decline
3. High fertility and low mortality
Arrange the above stages of demographic cycle in correct chronological order from stage one?