Which option gives the correct difference between population growth and sex ratio?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Population growth is the change in population size over time, whereas sex ratio is the number of females per 1,000 males
Population growth means the change in the total population of an area during a given period. In contrast, sex ratio describes population composition and, in India, is expressed as the number of females per 1,000 males. Option B reverses these definitions. Exam tip: link growth with change in population size and sex ratio with the male-female composition.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Population growth is the change in population size over time, whereas sex ratio is the number of females per 1,000 males
Why is this the correct answer?
Population growth means the change in the total population of an area during a given period. In contrast, sex ratio describes population composition and, in India, is expressed as the number of females per 1,000 males. Option B reverses these definitions. Exam tip: link growth with change in population size and sex ratio with the male-female composition.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Geography question. Chapter: Population. Topic: Population Growth.
