Practice Example (1.3) - Urbanization (Growth, Problems, Solutions) - ICSE 8 Geography

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Lesson 1.3Urbanization (Growth, Problems, Solutions)

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Question 1.
A state has 50 lakh people, of whom 20 lakh live in towns and cities. What is its level of urbanisation?
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Divide the urban population by the total population and multiply by 100.
Question 2.
Name the three ways in which the urban population of a country can grow.
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Think of births, movement and changes in what counts as a town.
3Question 3.
A district has 30 lakh people, of whom 9 lakh live in towns. What is its level of urbanisation?
- 9%
- 30%
- 33%
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Divide the urban population by the total population.
4Question 4.
Which of these is NOT one of the tests for a census town in India?
- At least 5000 people
- At least 75% of male main workers in non-farm work
- At least one railway station
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Remember 5-75-400.
Question 5.
State P has 40 lakh people with 12 lakh in urban areas, State Q has 90 lakh people with 18 lakh in urban areas, and State R has 25 lakh people with 15 lakh in urban areas. Rank the states by level of urbanisation and explain why the state with the most urban people is not the most urbanised.
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Compare percentages, not totals.
Question 6.
A city of 20,00,000 people is growing at 4% a year, mainly through migration. Find its population after one year and after two years, and suggest three ways the city could manage this growth.
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Each year's growth is 4% of that year's starting population.

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