⚡ Quick Revision: Population Terms
🔹 Key Demographic Terms
- ✔ Birth Rate (Natality): Number of live births per 1000 people per year.
- ✔ Death Rate (Mortality): Number of deaths per 1000 people per year.
- ✔ Growth Rate: The difference between the birth rate and the death rate.
- ✔ Population Density: Number of individuals per square kilometer area.
Term Card
Demography: The statistical study of human populations, including their size, structure, and distribution.
❌ Don't Confuse:
Immigration with Emigration. Remember: Immigration is moving In; Emigration is Exiting or moving out of a region.
⚡ Quick Revision: Population Explosion & Control
🔹 Reasons for Population Explosion
- ✔ Medical Progress: Better healthcare and vaccinations have significantly decreased the death rate.
- ✔ Food Security: Improvements in agriculture (Green Revolution) have reduced deaths due to starvation.
- ✔ Illiteracy: Lack of awareness about family planning and social beliefs regarding "male child" preference.
🔹 Methods of Control
- ✔ Education: Creating awareness about the advantages of a small family.
- ✔ Marriageable Age: Increasing the legal age for marriage to limit the reproductive span.
- ✔ Family Planning: Use of various contraceptive methods (Mechanical, Chemical, Surgical).
Term Card
Census: An official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.
❌ Exam Tip:
Remember the slogan "Hum Do Humare Do" which was a government campaign to promote the two-child family norm in India.