Question

Write short note

Rural-urban structure of population

Answer 1

1. The division of population into rural and urban is based on the residence of the population. 
2. This division is necessary because rural and urban lifestyles differ from each other in terms of their livelihood and social conditions.
3. The age-sex-occupational structure, density of population and level of development vary between rural and urban areas. 
4. The criteria for differentiating rural and urban population varies from country to country. 
5. In general terms, rural areas are those where people are mainly engaged in primary activities and urban areas are those where majority of the working population is engaged in non-primary activities.