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Key Words

hygiene : cleanliness
mortality : the death rate of a population

annually : yearly
consequences : result

Exercise

I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:

a. ……………… refers to change in the number of people during the
specific time.

b. The global population in 2012 AD was ………….
c. …………… is none of the factors affecting population growth.
d. Population decline refers to the …………in number of humans in a
particular place.
e. ……………is one the causes of migration.

II. Answer the following questions:
a. Define population change.
b. Explain the factors affecting population growth.

c. What are the causes of population decline? Describe.
d. What could be the major reasons for migration?
e. What does population growth mean?
f. What do you understand by population decline?
g. How does education help in controlling population growth? Explain.
h. Unemployment is the major reason for migration. Justify your answer.

Community Work

Find the status of migration in your community. Prepare a report and present it in
your classroom.

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