Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

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

Question:

Consider the following sentence -

1. Growth of population is expressed in percentage.

2. Growth rate of population is in actual numbers.

Options:

1 is true and 2 is false

1 is false and 2 is true

Both 1 and 2 are true

Both 1 and 2 are false

Correct Answer:

Both 1 and 2 are false

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 4: Both 1 and 2 are false

1. Growth of population is expressed in percentage. This is false. Growth of population is expressed in actual numbers and not in percentage.

2. Growth rate of population is in actual numbers. This is false. Actual growth is measured in numbers (e.g., increase of 50 people),,but the growth rate refers to the percentage by which the population has increased or decreased.