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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Population Composition

Question:

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Options:

The age-sex pyramid of a population refers to the number of females and males in different age groups.

The shape of the age sex structure reflects the characteristics of the population.

The left side of the population pyramid shows the percentage of males while the right side shows the percentage of women in each age group

All of the above

Correct Answer:

The left side of the population pyramid shows the percentage of males while the right side shows the percentage of women in each age group

Explanation:

The age-sex structure of a population refers to the number of females and males in different age groups. A population pyramid is used to show the age-sex structure of the population. The shape of the population pyramid reflects the characteristics of the population. Thus, options 1 and 2 are wrong.

The left side shows the percentage of males while the right side shows the percentage of women in each age group.