Population Data Interpretation
Geography ⇒ Geographical Skills and Techniques
Population Data Interpretation starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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A town has a population of 10,000, with 5,200 males and 4,800 females. What is the sex ratio?
Define 'age structure' of a population.
Describe one challenge in collecting accurate population data.
Describe one way in which population data is useful for the government.
Explain how migration can change the population composition of a region.
Explain the difference between 'population growth rate' and 'population density'.
Explain the term 'dependency ratio'.
Explain why population data must be updated regularly.
If a country's population is 50 million and its area is 2 million square kilometres, what is its population density?
If a district has a high proportion of elderly people, what impact might this have on its dependency ratio?
If a state has a sex ratio of 950, what does it mean?
If a village has a population of 2000 people and covers an area of 2 square kilometres, what is its population density?
If the birth rate in a town is 30 per 1000 and the death rate is 10 per 1000, what is the natural increase per 1000 people?
If the population of a city increases from 1,00,000 to 1,10,000 in one year, what is the annual growth rate in percentage?
What does a broad base in a population pyramid indicate about a country's population?
What is meant by 'population density'?
What is the main difference between a census and a sample survey?
What is the main purpose of conducting a census?
