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Population pyramid and sex ratio
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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
Differentiate between:
Expansive population pyramid and Constrictive population pyramid.
A person who can write, read and do mathematical calculations in the country is known as ______.
Observe the following graph and answer the question given below
Question:
- Which region has the highest literacy rate?
- Which region has the lowest literacy rate?
- In which region does women fare better than men in literacy rate?
- Write a concluding paragraph about the graph.
- Which is the type of graph?
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Occupational structure of India
Which one of the following countries has the highest sex ratio in the world?
Name the country with the lowest sex ratio in the world.
Which age group forms the working population?
Which group is known as productive group?
Assertion: India is agrarian country.
Reason: Population engaged in agriculture is high in India.
"India is a land of linguistic diversity." Support the statement.
