Question

Study the maps and answer the questions.

1. States with highest population density.
2. States with lowest population density.
3. On the basis of the maps given above, classify the distribution population in India in the following table.
   

   Sr. No.	Population  Density (per sq. km.)	Name of the States/Union Territories
   1	less than 100
   2	101 to 250
   3	251 to 500
   4	more than 501

4. Correlate the climate and physiography of India with its population distribution and write a note on it.

Answer 1

1. West Bengal, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
2. Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Mizoram.

3. Sr. No.	Population  Density (per sq. km.)	Name of the States/Union Territories
   1	less than 100	Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim.
   2	101 to 250	Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh.
   3	251 to 500	Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Jharkhand, Assam, Tripura.
   4	more than 501	West Bengal, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Chandigarh, Puducherry, Diu, Daman, Dadra Nagar, Haveli, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

4. (i) Climate and population distribution are closely inter-related.
   (ii) Temperature and rainfall are the two elements of climate which greatly influence the population distribution.
   (iii) Dense population is found in regions with mild climate and moderate rainfall.
   E.g. the northern plain as well as the coastal plains of India
   (iv) Places with heavy rainfall, inaccessibility and dense forests have low population.
   E.g. northeastern states in India
   (v) The snow-covered regions due to extremely cold climatic conditions have less population.
   E.g. the northernmost part of Jammu and Kashmir
   (vi) In certain regions, due to less rainfall and extreme climatic conditions population is sparse.
   E.g. Westernmost part of India in the Thar desert, Rajasthan