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Why is it important to know the demographic details of a country's population?
Why is it important to know the demographic details of a country's population?
- To understand how many women and men a country has
- To make decisions about the country's policies
- To understand population distribution and density
- All of the above (correct)
What percentage of the world population lives in about 10 per cent of its land area?
What percentage of the world population lives in about 10 per cent of its land area?
- 50 per cent
- 10 per cent
- 20 per cent
- 90 per cent (correct)
What did George B. Cressey remark about the population distribution in Asia?
What did George B. Cressey remark about the population distribution in Asia?
- Asia has only a few places with low population density
- Asia has a very high population density everywhere
- Asia has a balanced population distribution
- Asia has many places where people are few and few places where people are very many (correct)
What does the term 'population distribution' refer to?
What does the term 'population distribution' refer to?
What is the significance of understanding patterns of population distribution and density?
What is the significance of understanding patterns of population distribution and density?