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Population Composition
Explain the occupational structure of population.
(i)The working population take part in various occupations ranging from agriculture, forestry fishing, manufacturing construction, commercial transport, services, communication and other unclassified services.
(ii)Agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining are classified as primary activities manufacturing as secondary, transport, communication and other services as tertiary and the jobs related to research and developing ideas as quaternary activities.
(iii)The proportion of working population engaged in these four sectors is a good indicator of the levels of economic development of a nation.
(iv)This is because only a developed economy with industries and infrastructure can accommodate more workers in the secondary, tertiary and quaternary sector.
(v)If the economy is still in the primitive stages, then the proportion of people engaged in primary activities world be high as it involves extraction of natural resources.
Some More Questions From Population Composition Chapter
How is the sex ratio measured?
Describe the rural-urban composition of the population.
Discuss the factors responsible for imbalances in the sex-age found in different parts of the world and occupational structure.
Which population characteristics are revealed by an age-sex pyramid having a regularly tapering pyramid?
What is sex ratio?
Which country has the lowest sex ratio in the world?
Which problems discourage women to migrate from rural areas to urban areas?
Write a note on Ageing population.
What does literacy rate denote?
Classify the population of the world into two groups on the basis of place of residence.
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