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Population pyramid and sex ratio
उत्तर
1. Demographers use population pyramids to describe age and genderwise distribution of population.
2. The Y-axis in the centre of this graph shows age groups while X-axis shows population or percentage of population in specific age groups.
3. The lengths of bars show the number of percentage of population.
4. The left side of graph represents the males while the right side represents the females.
5. The ratio between the number of women and men in the population is called the sex ratio. In India, it is calculated by using the formula:
Sex ratio = `"Total Female population"/"Total Male population"`× 1000
6. The gender distribution in a country is an important demographic characteristic and the sex ratio is an important information about the status of women in a country.
7. On an average, the world population reflects a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males.
8. In general, Asia has a low sex ratio.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give a geographical reason:
In developed countries, the percentage of the population engaged in agriculture is low.
Give geographical reason
Less population is engaged in agriculture in developed countries
Give geographical reason
Demographic dividend increases when proportion of working population increases.
Identify the incorrect factor
Factors having direct relation with literacy:
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Rural-urban structure of population
‘The agricultural sector has the largest share of Indian workers.’ – Explain.
Which one of the following reflected by Age-Sex pyramid?
Triangular shaped Pyramid refers to ______.
Which of the following is true about natural advantage and social disadvantage?
Read the following graph and answer the questions given below:
Questions:
- Which region has a very less adult female literacy rate?
- Why the percentage of adult male literacy rate is more in the given regions?
- Why the percentage of female-male literacy rate in 2016 is less in sub-Saharan Africa?
- Write your own opinion about the adult female literacy rate with reference to the graph.
- With reference to graph which country would be advanced in social factors?
