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How is sex-ratio measured? - Geography

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How is sex-ratio measured?

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उत्तर

Sex ratio in the world is calculated as number of males per thousand of females in a population.
Sex ratio = (No. of males)/(No. of females) × 1000

In countries like India sex ratio is calculated as number of females per thousand of males.
Sex ratio = (No. of females)/(No. of males) × 1000

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संबंधित प्रश्न

A: Assertion: In the population pyramid, a broad base indicates a high number of children in a country. 
R: Reasoning: Broad apex is an indicator of the high number of elderly in a country


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Population pyramid and sex ratio.


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Demographic dividend increases when the proportion of the working population increases.


Answer in detail:

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Broad base with narrowing apex shows that more people die at each higher band. It shows ______.


Give geographical reason

Less population is engaged in agriculture in developed countries


State whether right or wrong:

Literacy ratio of population is indicator of economic and social development of a country.


Observe the following graph and answer the question given below:

Questions:

  1. Which pyramid(s) represent(s) a country with high medical expenditure? 
  2. Which pyramid(s) represent(s) a country with a large manpower? 
  3. In which pyramid(s) the number of old people will be the least? 
  4. What is the reason of the broad shape of A pyramid?
  5. Why C pyramid looks vertical in shape?

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Occupational structure of India


Write short note.

Literacy and education


Which one of the following is the largest linguistic group of India?


Which regions have an unfavorable sex ratio towards women?


Which country has the highest sex ratio in the world?


Why have many European countries have deficit males?


Why is sex ratio in some European countries recorded favourable to females? Give one reason.


“In some countries of the world, the sex ratio is unfavourable to women.” Give one reason.


Which of the following is the largest religious minority in India?


In European countries, a deficit of males is due to ______.


Mining is a ______.


A country having pyramid of population that has a wide base and sharply tapered top is characterised by which of the following?


Identify the correct group or factor.


Draw neat, labelled diagram:

Stationary pyramids


Which one of the following is the largest linguistic group of India?


Which one of the following is the largest linguistic group of India?


Draw a neat, labelled diagram

Pyramids of underdeveloping countries.


Which one of the following is the largest linguistic group of India?


Which one of the following is the largest linguistic group of India?


Which one of the following is the largest linguistic group of India?


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