Class 12 The World Population: Distribution, Density and Growth Mock Test (CBSE)

Topics in The World Population: Distribution, Density and Growth

• Patterns of population distribution in the world
• Density of population
• Factors influencing the distribution of population
• Population growth
• Components of population change: birth, death and migration
• Push and pull factors of migration
• Trends in population growth
• Demographic transition
• Population control measures

The World Population: Distribution, Density and Growth practice questions with answers

1. Q1Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which of the following best describes population growth?

   1. (a)The number of deaths per thousand population in a year.
   2. (b)The change in the number of inhabitants of a territory during a specific period of time.
   3. (c)The proportion of literate people in a region.
   4. (d)The total number of inhabitants living in a country at a given time.
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   1. Correct option: (b) The change in the number of inhabitants of a territory during a specific period of time.+1

   Answer: (b)
2. Q2Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which of the following is NOT considered a primary component of population change?

   1. (a)Birth rate
   2. (b)Death rate
   3. (c)Sex ratio
   4. (d)Migration
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   1. Correct option: (c) Sex ratio+1

   Answer: (c)
3. Q3Short answer·2 marks
   Distinguish between push factors and pull factors of migration by giving one suitable example for each.
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   1. Push factors are conditions that make the place of origin seem less attractive and force people to leave it.+0.5
   2. Push factor example, any one of: unemployment; poverty and poor living conditions; political turmoil or war; unpleasant climate; natural disasters; epidemics; socio-economic backwardness; or any other valid push factor.+0.5
   3. Pull factors are conditions that make the place of destination seem more attractive than the place of origin.+0.5
   4. Pull factor example, any one of: better job opportunities and higher wages; better living conditions; educational and health facilities; peace and stability; security of life and property; pleasant climate; or any other valid pull factor.+0.5

   Answer: Push factors make the place of origin less attractive, e.g. unemployment, poverty, natural disasters; pull factors make the destination more attractive, e.g. better job opportunities, higher wages, better living conditions.
4. Q4Short answer·2 marks
   Distinguish between push and pull factors of migration. Support your answer with one suitable example for each.
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   1. Push factors are conditions that make the place of origin seem less attractive, so people leave it.+0.5
   2. Push factor example, any one of: unemployment; poverty and poor living conditions; political turmoil or war; unpleasant climate; natural disasters; epidemics; socio-economic backwardness; or any other valid push factor.+0.5
   3. Pull factors are conditions that make the place of destination seem more attractive than the place of origin.+0.5
   4. Pull factor example, any one of: better job opportunities and higher wages; better living conditions; educational and health facilities; peace and stability; security of life and property; pleasant climate; or any other valid pull factor.+0.5

   Answer: Push factors make the place of origin less attractive, e.g. lack of jobs, poor living conditions, political instability; pull factors make the destination more attractive, e.g. better employment prospects, higher wages, educational facilities.
5. Q5Short answer·3 marks
   Explain the three stages of the Demographic Transition Theory. How does this theory help us understand the future population of any region?
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   1. Stage I: high birth rate and high death rate, so population grows slowly; people are mostly agrarian, illiterate and use low technology.+1
   2. Stage II: death rates drop rapidly with better sanitation and health care while birth rates stay high at first and then decline, so the net addition to population is large.+1
   3. Stage III: both birth and death rates are low; population is stable or grows slowly, and society is urbanised, literate and technologically advanced.+0.5
   4. Use: since population moves from high births and deaths to low births and deaths as a society changes from rural, agrarian and illiterate to urban, industrial and literate, knowing a region's stage helps predict its future population.+0.5

   Answer: Stage I: high birth and death rates, slow growth (agrarian, illiterate society). Stage II: death rate falls sharply while birth rate stays high, then declines, so population grows fast. Stage III: low birth and death rates, stable or slow growth (urban, literate society). Use: a region's population shifts from high to low birth and death rates as it develops, so its present stage helps predict its future population.

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