Population Notes - 3 Flashcards
What is the age composition of a population?
1) The age composition refers to the number of people in different age groups in a country.
2) One the most basic characteristics of a population.
What does a person’s age influence?
It influences what the person
1) NEEDS
2) BUYS
3) DOES
4) CAPACITY TO PERFORM WORK
What are the 3 broad categories that a population is arranged into?
1) Children (below 15)
2) Working Age (15-59)
3) Aged (Above 59)
Describe the age group children.
1) Economically unproductive
2) Need to provides with food, clothing, education and medical care.
Describe the working age.
1) Economically productive
2) Biologically reproductive
Describe the aged.
1) Can be economically reproductive though have retired.
2) Maybe be working voluntarily but are NOT AVAILABLE for employment though RECRUITMENT.
What do the % of children and ages affect and why?
They effect the DEPENDANCY RATIO as they are not PRODUCERS.
What is sex ratio?
1) Number of females per 1000 males.
2) Important social indicator to meander equality between the genders.
3) Has always been unfavourable to females.
Why is literacy important?
Literacy is important because only an informed and educated citizen can make intelligent choices and undertake research and development projects.
Low levels of literacy are a __________________.
Serious obstacle for economic growth.
Who is considered to be literate?
According to a Census of 2001:
A person aged 7 years and above who can read and write with understanding in any language is considered to be literate.
Total literacy rate according to the census.
64.84%
Literacy rate for men
75.26 %
Literacy for females
53.67%
Occupational structure is important because
% of population that is economically active is an important index for development.
What is occupational structure?
The distribution of the population according to different types of occupations is known as occupational structure.
What are occupations classified as?
1) Primary
2) Secondary
3) Tertiary
What is refers to as primary occupation?
Primary activities include: 1) agriculture 2) animal husbandry 3) forestry 4) fishing 5) mining 6) quaffing Usually activities directly related to natural resources.
What refers to as secondary occupation?
Secondary activities include:
1) Manufacturing industry
2) building
3) construction work
usually activities related to manufacturing and processing
What refers to as tertiary activities?
Tertiary activities include:
1) Transport
2) Communications
3) Commerce
4) Administration
What is varied in developing countries ?
1) It is the proportion of people working in different activities.
2) Developed nations have higher proportion of people working in the secondary and tertiary activities. While developing of entries have most people working in the primary sector.
Amount of people engaged in agriculture.
64%
Amount if people engaged in secondary sector.
13 ℅
Amount of people engaged in tertiary activities.
20℅
