GK Questions NCERT Solutions (Part-21)

ANSWER- Asia

The term population distribution refers to the way people are spaced over the earth’s surface. Broadly, 90 percent of the world population lives in about 10 percent of its land area. The 10 most populous countries in the world contribute about 60 percent of the world’s population. Of these 10 countries, 6 are located in Asia.

ANSWER- Polar regions

ANSWER- Medical/educational facilities

In India, most migrations have been from rural to urban areas because of the “push” factor in rural areas. These are adverse conditions of poverty and unemployment in the rural areas and the “pull” of the city in terms of increased employment opportunities and better living conditions.

ANSWER- It took 100 years for the population to rise from 5 billion to 6 billion.