Class: 8th
Subject: Geography
Total marks : 40
Attempt all questions every questions carry equal marks.
Question no. 1. 10
Fill in the blanks.
1. ………. Refers to the total number of people in a inhabiting a specific area.
2. The highest population density has been recorded in the riverine plants of……
3. ……….. desert country in Asia records the lowest population density of two people per sq km.
4. The direct impact of……… is the depletion of resources.
5. The……… is expressed as number of live births in a year per thousand of population.
6. Discrepancy in ……. In india persists as female foeticide still continues in many parts of the country.
Question no. 2 3 10
Distinguish between:
1. Overpopulation and underpopulation
2. Emigrants and immigrants
3. Features of population pyramid of developed country and developing country
Question no. 3. 10
Answer in one or two words.
1. Distribution of population per unit area
2. A certain number of population ideal for sustainable use of available resources
3. Official enumeration of population once in a decade
4. People who move out of a country
5. People who moved to live in another country
6. Number of females per 1000 males
Question no. 4 10
Answer in one or two sentences.
1. How is population distribution connected to resources?
2. What is the rate of increase in population now? What has been the trend of the population growth?
3. Where are the maximum people in Asia located? Give reasons for the same.
4. Name the major regions of the world having high density of population.
5. Name the regions having very low density of population in the world. State two reasons for the same.
6. State four consequences of overpopulation.
7. Assign one advantage and one disadvantage in a situation of under population.
8. What are the Major factors determining population change?
9. What is meant by crude birth rate? What does high birth rate signify?
10. What is meant by crude birth rate? What does high death rate signify?
11. How does imagination affect population change?
12. Why is age composition important in the study of population
