Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

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

Question:

Natural growth of population is

Options:

Births - Deaths + Migration

Births - Deaths + In-migration + Out-migration

Births - Deaths

Births - Deaths + In-migration - Out-migration

Correct Answer:

Births - Deaths

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Births - Deaths

  • The population growth or population change refers to the change in number of inhabitants of a territory during a specific period of time. This change may be positive as well as negative. It can be expressed either in terms of absolute numbers or in terms of percentage.
  • Natural Growth of Population: This is the population increased by difference between births and deaths in a particular region between two points of time i.e. Natural Growth = Births - Deaths