D. R. Khullar solutions for Geography [English] Class 12 ISC chapter 7 - Population [Latest edition]

Explain in brief the three main causes of rapid population growth in India.

Suggest three measures to check rapid population growth in India.

Describe in brief the effects of overpopulation on the Indian economy.

Explain by giving examples to show how relief, climate and soil fertility have created great unevenness in the distribution of population.

As per the 2011 census, the population of India and a few of its states is given below:

Total population of India = 12,101 lakh

Total area of India (excluding the area of J&K under illegal occupation of Pakistan and China)

= 31.7 lakh.sq km.

Total cultivated area of India = 14.28 lakh sq km.

Study the above data and answer the questions that follow:

1. Find out the Arithmetic density and Physiological density for India.
2. Which state has the lowest density?
3. Which state has the highest density?

Growth of Population in India from 1901 to 2011.

Study of above data and answer the following questions:

1. Which year recorded negative growth and why?
2. Why 1921 is called the ‘demographic divide in the census history of India’?
3. Why is rate of growth less in 1951 as compared to 1941?
4. Why there is gradual decline in the growth-rate between 1971 and 2011?

Compare the population of India with that of other countries studied by you.

“The spatial distribution of population in India is highly uneven.” Discuss with the suitable examples from different parts of the country.

Describe the distribution of population in the Ganga Plain and explain how it is influenced by rainfall.

Explain any three factors that influence the spatial distribution of population in India.

On the outline map of India, locate and label the following:

A state having the largest population in India according to the census of 2011.

[Hint: Uttar Pradesh]

On the outline map of India, locate and label the following:

A state having the lowest density of population according to the census of 2011.

[Hint: Arunachal Pradesh]

On the outline map of India, locate and label the following:

A state having the highest density of population according to the census of 2011.

[Hint: Bihar]

On the outline map of India, locate and label the following:

A state having smallest population in India according to the census of 2011.

[Hint: Sikkim]

On the outline map of India, locate and label the following:

A union territory having the largest population as well as highest population density in India according to the census of 2011.

[Hint: Delhi]

On the outline map of India, locate and label the following:

A union territory having the largest area but lowest population density according to the census of 2011.

Show the following relief feature on the outline map of India and write its name:

A group of Coral islands in India.

[Hint: Lakshadweep]

The average density of population in India according to the 2001 census is 324 per sq. km. Explain why West Bengal has a density of 904 per sq. km. Whereas Arunachal Pradesh has a density of only 13 per sq. km.

Give two examples of low population areas in the country. Give brief reasons why the areas you have mentioned have low populations.

Why is 1921 considered to be a special year in the demographic history of India?

Distinguish between the distribution and density of population.

What is the difference between the arithmetic density of the population and the physiological density of the population?

Distinguish between the birth rate and growth rate of a population.

Differentiate between natural growth of population and migratory growth of population.

What is the index of the concentration of the population?

Which state in India has the maximum index of concentration according to the 2011 census?

Mention the Period of Stagnant Population.

Mention the Period of Population Explosion in India.

What is the difference between the arithmetic density of the population and the physiological density of the population?

Explain the term physiological density.

What is meant by the density of population?

What is the average density in India?

Name the state which has the lowest density.

Name the state factors that have contributed to low density.

Name two regions in India, where population concentration is very high. Mark these areas in a map supplied to you.

Why do the Indo-Gangetic Plains and Coastal Plains have a high population?

Discuss the geographical factors which are responsible for the high concentration of population in the Indo-Gangetic plain.

Name any two states of Northern India which are sparsely populated.

Name one region in Peninsular India with a high density of population.

Name one region in North India with a low density.

Why is population high in Coastal Maharashtra and low in Ladakh?

What is meant by growth rate of population?

How is the Growth Rate of Population Calculated?

Discuss any two reasons for the difference in the growth rate of population between the southern states and the states of the northern plains of India.

State implications of the present growth rate of population on its future.

Differentiate between natural growth of population and migratory growth of population.

What are the two factors that led to the decreasing growth rate of population from 1981 to 2011?

Mention four effects of a rapidly growing population on development.

Explain the year 1921 is known as the ‘demographic divide’.

Explain the period during the years 1951-1981 is often referred to as the period of ‘population explosion’.

Explain the meaning of the following term:

Birth rate

Explain the meaning of the following term:

Migratory growth of population

What is the present population of India?

With reference to the percentage of world population, state India’s position in the world.

What is the difference between the arithmetic density of the population and the physiological density of the population?

With reference to percentage of world population, compare India's position with China and Australia.

What are the two main causes for an increase in the number of high population density areas in the Indian region?

Define Population growth.

Define the terms Rate of growth of population.

Explain any three factors that influence the spatial distribution of population in India.

Study the given data and answer the following questions:

1. Identify the state with the highest growth rate of population.
2. Calculate the absolute growth of population for the state mentioned by you in the question above.

Define population density.

What is India’s density of population as per the 2011 census?

The graph below shows the percentage decadal growth rate in India for a period from 1971 to 2011.

1. What is the unique characteristic of growth during this period?
2. Explain the reason causing this uniqueness.

Define the index of concentration.

How is the index of concentration useful in the study of the population?

Differentiate between natural growth of population and migratory growth of population.

On the outline map of India, locate and label the following:

A union territory having the largest area but lowest population density according to the census of 2011.

On the outline map of India, locate and label the following:

A region of scanty population, south of the Tropic of Cancer.

On the outline map of India, locate and label the following:

Shade a region of dense population south of the Tropic of Cancer.