DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, BANGALORE- EAST

SOCIAL SCIENCE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASS: VIII ANSWER KEY

1. In 1804, the world’s population reached one billion. A hundred and fifty five years later, in 1959, the world’s
population reached 3 billion. This is often called population explosion. In 1999, 40 years later, the population
doubled to 6 billion.
Identify the reason/s for the population explosion:

(a) Controlled Death Rate

(b) Better food supply and medicines
(c) High Birth Rate
(d) All of the above

2. From the given population balance identify the type of population change:

(a) Population Steady (b) Population Increase (c)Population Decrease (d) Population Zero
3. What type of population pyramid does the graph depicts?

Ans. The graph shows broad base and decrease in death rate, suitable for a developing nation.

4. In the question below there are two statements as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements
and choose the correct answer.
Assertion: The general trend of international migrations is from the less developed nations to the more
developed nations.
Reason: People may move from the urban to rural areas in search of employment, education and health
facilities.
(a) Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer the following questions: -
5. Why does the Government of India has a Ministry of Human Resource Development?
Ans: The Government of India has a Ministry of Human Resource Development with an aim to improve
people’s skills.
6. What is population density? Compare the population density of the world with that of India.
Ans: Population density is the number of people living in a unit area of the earth’s surface. It is expressed as per
square km.
The average density of population in the whole world is 51 persons per square km whereas average density of
population in India is 382 persons per square km.
7. What is population change? Discuss the factors that influence population change?
Ans: The population change refers to change in the number of people during a specific time.
Factors are-
i. Birth rate- The statistic that measures the number of live births/1000 people.
ii. Death rate-The statistic that measures the number of deaths/1000 people.
iii. Migration- It refers to the movement of people in an out of an area.

8. Look at the population pyramid in the figure and answer these questions.

a) What can you say about the birth rate of the country?
b) What does the shape at the top of the pyramid indicates?
c) Which country-developed, developing, underdeveloped most likely to have such a pyramid?

Ans:
a) As the base is narrower than some of its upper parts, so the birthrate of the country is not much.
b) The top shape indicates that more people reach the old age, this shows a lower death rate.
c) This age-sex pyramid is meant for a developed country as the population growth rates seems to be
controlled.