MAN AND ENVIRONMENT
IV. Answer the
following in brief.
1. What do you mean by the term
'density of population'?
Density of population refers to the number of people living per
square kilometre.
Populauon Density = Total Population / Total land area
2. What is 'black death'?
• The black death is
estimated to have killed 30 - 60 percent of Europe's total population during
the 14th century.
• The dominant explanation for black death is attributed to the outbreak of plague.
3. Define.
i) Population growth
• Population growth
refers to an increase in the number of people who reside in a particular area
during a particular period.
ii) Census
• Census is an official enumeration of population carried out
periodically.
• It records information about the characteristics of population
such as age, sex, literacy and occupation.
iii) Sustainable Development.
• Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of
the present without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their
own needs".
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