Solution of Chapter 6. Human Resources (Resources and Development Book)

Look at the figure and find out continents which has population:

(a) Only 5 percent

(b) Only 13 percent

(c) Only 1 percent

(d) Only 12 percent

Look at the figure below and find out of these countries how many are in Asia. Colour them on map.

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Why people are considered a resource?

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What are the causes for the uneven distribution of population in the world?

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The world population has growing very rapidly. Why?

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Discuss the role of any two factors influencing the population change.

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What is meant by population composition?

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What are population pyramids? How do they help in understanding about the population of a country?

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Which does the term population distribution refer to?

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Which are the three main factors that cause population change?

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In 1999, the world population reached

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What is a population pyramid?

Complete the sentences below using some of the following words:

Sparsely, favourable, fallow, artificial, fertile, natural, extreme, densely.

When people are attracted to an area it becomes ________populated. Factors that influence this include________ climate, good supplies of _________ resources and _______ land.

Discuss the characteristics of a society with “too many under 15s” and one with “too few under 15’s”.

Hint: need for schools, pension schemes, teachers, toys, wheel chairs, labour supply, hospitals.