Sparsely populated areas of India are high mountain regions of Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh and desert parts of Rajasthan. Reasons: (i) Extremely cold climatic condition, which makes living difficult. (ii) High and snow covered areas do not favour any kind of habitation. (iii) There are fRead more
Sparsely populated areas of India are high mountain regions of Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh and desert parts of Rajasthan. Reasons:
(i) Extremely cold climatic condition, which makes living difficult.
(ii) High and snow covered areas do not favour any kind of habitation.
(iii) There are few regions which are fertile but they too are small and scattered. Besides that, it is difficult to approach these areas since there are no good means of transportation and communication available.
(iv) Desert area of Rajasthan is arid, hot and dry region. It has sandy soils, not suitable for cultivation. So, it does not favour any habitation.
(i) The NPP 2000 provides a policy framework for imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years. (ii) It reduces the infant mortality rate to below 30 per thousand live births. (iii) It helps in achieving universal immunisation of children against all vaccine-preventable diseases. (ivRead more
(i) The NPP 2000 provides a policy framework for imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years.
(ii) It reduces the infant mortality rate to below 30 per thousand live births.
(iii) It helps in achieving universal immunisation of children against all vaccine-preventable diseases.
(iv) It has promoted delayed marriage for girls and has made family welfare a people-centred programme.
The distribution of the population according to different types of occupation is referred to as Occupational Structure. Occupations are generally classified as: (i) Primary activities: These include agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying, etc. (ii) Secondary activitieRead more
The distribution of the population according to different types of occupation
is referred to as Occupational Structure.
Occupations are generally classified as:
(i) Primary activities: These include agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying, etc.
(ii) Secondary activities: These include the manufacturing industry, building and construction work, etc.
(iii) Tertiary activities: These include transport, communication, commerce, administration and other services.
According to the Census 2001 data, a person aged 7 years and above who can read and write with understanding in any language is treated as literate. Literacy is considered very important for the quality of a population because of the following: (i) Only an well-informed and educated citizen can makeRead more
According to the Census 2001 data, a person aged 7 years and above who can read and write with understanding in any language is treated as literate. Literacy is considered very important for the quality of a population because of the following:
(i) Only an well-informed and educated citizen can make intelligent choices and undertake research and development projects.
(ii) Low levels of literacy are a serious obstacle for economic improvement.
Which areas are sparsely populated in India and why?
Sparsely populated areas of India are high mountain regions of Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh and desert parts of Rajasthan. Reasons: (i) Extremely cold climatic condition, which makes living difficult. (ii) High and snow covered areas do not favour any kind of habitation. (iii) There are fRead more
Sparsely populated areas of India are high mountain regions of Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh and desert parts of Rajasthan. Reasons:
See less(i) Extremely cold climatic condition, which makes living difficult.
(ii) High and snow covered areas do not favour any kind of habitation.
(iii) There are few regions which are fertile but they too are small and scattered. Besides that, it is difficult to approach these areas since there are no good means of transportation and communication available.
(iv) Desert area of Rajasthan is arid, hot and dry region. It has sandy soils, not suitable for cultivation. So, it does not favour any habitation.
What does the National Population Policy indicate?
(i) The NPP 2000 provides a policy framework for imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years. (ii) It reduces the infant mortality rate to below 30 per thousand live births. (iii) It helps in achieving universal immunisation of children against all vaccine-preventable diseases. (ivRead more
(i) The NPP 2000 provides a policy framework for imparting free and compulsory school education up to 14 years.
See less(ii) It reduces the infant mortality rate to below 30 per thousand live births.
(iii) It helps in achieving universal immunisation of children against all vaccine-preventable diseases.
(iv) It has promoted delayed marriage for girls and has made family welfare a people-centred programme.
What is occupational structure? How are occupations generally classified?
The distribution of the population according to different types of occupation is referred to as Occupational Structure. Occupations are generally classified as: (i) Primary activities: These include agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying, etc. (ii) Secondary activitieRead more
The distribution of the population according to different types of occupation
See lessis referred to as Occupational Structure.
Occupations are generally classified as:
(i) Primary activities: These include agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying, etc.
(ii) Secondary activities: These include the manufacturing industry, building and construction work, etc.
(iii) Tertiary activities: These include transport, communication, commerce, administration and other services.
Who is a literate person according to the Census 2001? Why is literacy considered important for the quality of the population?
According to the Census 2001 data, a person aged 7 years and above who can read and write with understanding in any language is treated as literate. Literacy is considered very important for the quality of a population because of the following: (i) Only an well-informed and educated citizen can makeRead more
According to the Census 2001 data, a person aged 7 years and above who can read and write with understanding in any language is treated as literate. Literacy is considered very important for the quality of a population because of the following:
See less(i) Only an well-informed and educated citizen can make intelligent choices and undertake research and development projects.
(ii) Low levels of literacy are a serious obstacle for economic improvement.
What do these African pastoral communities do for a living?
They raise cattle, camels, goats, sheep and donkeys and they sell milk, meat, animal skin and wool. Some also earn through trade and transport.
They raise cattle, camels, goats, sheep and donkeys and they sell milk, meat,
See lessanimal skin and wool. Some also earn through trade and transport.