8 Class.Geography.CW/HW.Chapter7.Human Resources.

Class : 8

CW/HW. Geography Sheet.

Chapter 7 .Geography.Human Resources.

Chapter 7

Keywords • 
Birth rate : the number or live birth per 1000 people in particular year.  
Death rate :  ​​this number of death per 1000 people in a particular year 
Demographic structure : the number of people in an group, the birth and death rates, wat, rural urban population and all other attributes of the population required to analyze the composition of population.
Density of  population :  the number of people living in per square kilometre of an aren 
In - migration : when people come from another area.  
Out migration :  when people move out from an area 90

Something to Know 
Tick the correct option. 

1. Which one of the following is not an area of ​​sparse population 

(a) The Sahara 

(b) The Equatorial Forests.

(c) The Ganga Valley 

(d) The Polar Region 

2. Out of every 100 people in the world  

(a) 60 people live in Asia, 

(b) 16 people live in Africa, 

(c) 10 people live in Europe, 

(d) 20 people live in Americas 

3.Which one of the following is false? 

(a) It took  just about 111 years for the world population rise from 1.5 billion to 7 billion 

(b) The growth rate of population increases when the birth rate is more than the death rate 

(c) India is the seventh largest country in the world in terms of area  and ranks second in terms of population 

(d) The total population of USA is bigger than the combined population of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. 

4. Which one of the following states has the highest density of population in India?

(a) Bihar 

(b) West Bengal  

(c) Kerala 

(d) Uttar Pradesh 

5. Which one of the following age groups represents the productive population group of the population?  

(a) 15 to 59 years 

(b) above 59 years 

(c) below 15 years 

(d) 15 to 66 years

B. FiIl in the blanks 

1.India ranks and in population next to China, in the world,

2 Number of children below 15 years and adults above 50 years is defined as 

3.the growth of population is affected by its but the 

4. The mportant attributes of  population composition are all deal ball and migration 3.  ane structure and Si tn India, almost half of the population resides in five states of India, L, Uttar Pradesh, Cihan mambo har, Rond Madliya Pradesh, Write True or False for the following statements, 1 The total population of the world has crossed  10 billion mark in the year 2011 2 The sex ratio of India in 2011 was 043 3 The density of population is the number of persons per square kilometer of an area, the natural growth rate of population is the difference between the birth rate and the death  rate, 4.  5. Population becomes human capital when there is investment made in industries, agriculture and means of transport 

D. Answer the following questions in brief. 
1. What is meant by the growth rate of population?  
2. What are the three important attributes of population composition?  
3. What makes the human beings the most valuable resource?  
4. Which regions of the world have bleh concentration of population and why?  
5. Highlight the characteristics of the sparsely population regions of the world, 

why novided 3.  

E  Answer the following questions.  
1. Explain relief and climate as factors affecting the distribution of population 
2. How do minerals and industries affect the distribution of population?  Explain.  
3. What is meant by literacy rate?  Why is it considered an important indicator in population composition?  
4. Define sex ratio.  What are the reasons for the declining sex ratio in India?  

5. Which states of India have high density of population and why?  Suggest ways and means to check it.

Value Based Question.

The main goal of 'Skill India Program is to create opportunities, space and scope for the development of the talents of Indian youth.   The emphasis is to equip the youth in such a way so that they    get employment and also improve entrepreneurship. The idea is to raise confidence improve productivity and give direction went to  through development of skills right at the school level 

India is one of the few countries all across the  world where working age 

population will be very high due to high growth rate of population in the coming years.  
It is time to open up avenues for job creation and social security schemes in the Indian economy.

1. Give any three arguments to support the idea of ​​introducing programmes for the development of skills, right at the school level.

2. What more new ways can be linked to a better human resource development?  

Map Skill 
1.  On an outline political map of the world, show two areas each having 
(a) Sparse population 
(b) High population 

2. Based on the map 'India: Density of Population' (given on page 84), identify the following states and show  them on an outline political map of India.  
(a) The State having the lowest density of population.  
(b) The state having the highest density of population 
(c) The state having the second highest density of population, 
(d) The state having the lowest density of population among the North - Eastern States.  

Something to Do 
1. Collect information regarding the composition of family of your six classmates.  
Represent le in a conclusion on each parameter 
Different parameters of population should be arranged as shown below.

Draw your conclusion 
Serial No./Parameter/Serial No.of the Student Surveyed /S.No.  1 2 3 4 5 6 
1. Size of family (a) less than 3 members (b) 3-6 members (c) above 6 members 
2. Sex (a) male (b) female 
3. Age (a) below 14 years (b) between 15 to 59 years (c) above 60 years 
4. Literacy a) primary (b) middle (c) senior secondary (d) col
5. Occupation Working / Nonworking