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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: World Population-Distribution, Density and growth

Question:

Match List - I with List - II.

List – I (Measures)

List – II (Formula)

(A) Crude Birth Rate

(I) Population/Area

(B) Density

(II) D/P × 1000

(C) Crude Death Rate

(III) Female Population/Male Population × 1000

(D) Sex Ratio

(IV) Bi/P × 1000

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

List – I (Measures)

List – II (Formula)

(A) Crude Birth Rate

(IV) Bi/P × 1000

(B) Density

(I) Population/Area

(C) Crude Death Rate

(II) D/P × 1000

(D) Sex Ratio

(III) Female Population/Male Population × 1000

There are three components of population change – births, deaths and migration.

The crude birth rate (CBR) is expressed as number of live births in a year per thousand of population. It is calculated as: Bi/P × 1000.

Bi = live births during the year; P=Mid year population of the area.

Crude Death Rate (CDR) is a simple method of measuring mortality of any area. CDR is expressed in terms of number of deaths in a particular year per thousand of population in a particular region.

CDR is calculated as:  D/P × 1000 

D= Number of deaths; P=Estimated mid-year population of that year.

Each unit of land has limited capacity to support people living on it. Hence, it is necessary to understand the ratio between the numbers of people to the size of land. This ratio is the density of population. It is usually measured in persons per sq km

Population Density of Population = Population/Area 

The number of women and men in a country is an important demographic characteristic. The ratio between the number of women and men in the population is called the Sex Ratio. In some countries it is calculated by using the formula: Female Population/Male Population × 1000