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4. Africa is a continent with very few people. _______
5. Greenland, Australia and Canada are all sparsely populated. _______

D Name the following.
1. Any three moderately populated regions from the map given above. _____________
2. Two sparsely populated mountain ranges _____________
3. The factors which lead to population change _____________
4. The factors responsible for population growth _____________
5. India’s most literate state _____________

E Answer the following questions briefl y.
1. How does urbanisation aff ect population?
2. How and why is the population changing in diff erent parts of the world?

3. Why does a population of a place grow or decline?
4. Briefly explain the rural-urban composition of a population.
5. What are the four types of population pyramids?

F Answer the following questions in detail.
1. Look at the population pyramid of India for the year 2017 and describe the distinctive
features of India’s population pyramid.

India 2017
100+ Male 0.0% 0.0% Female
95-99 0.0% 0.0%
90-94 0.0% 0.0%
85-89 0.1% 0.1%
80-84 0.3% 0.3%
75-79 0.5% 0.6%
70-74 0.8% 0.8%
65-69 1.2% 1.2%
60-64 1.7% 1.7%
55-59 2.1% 2.0%
50-54 2.5% 2.4%
45-49 2.8% 2.7%
40-44 3.2% 3.0%
35-39 3.7% 3.5%
30-34 4.2% 3.9%
25-29 4.5% 4.1%
20-24 4.7% 4.2%
15-19 4.9% 4.4%
10-14 5.0% 4.5%
5-9 4.9% 4.4%
0-4 4.8% 4.3%
10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10%
Male Female
2. Explain why some problems may result in overpopulation in some areas and
underpopulation in others. What could their consequences be?

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