Geography Test - 29

Statement 1 - In 1804, it is estimated that the world's population surpassed one billion for the first time. It took more than a century to achieve the mark of two billion people in 1927, but only 33 years to reach three billion mark in 1960. Hence, it is true.

Statement 2 - The first stage of the demographic transition is the pre-industrial stage. During this stage, the population is stable, with both high birth rates and high death rates. The death rates are high because there is increased disease, minimal medical care, poor sanitation, and limited food supplies. Hence, it is false.

A taanka, also known as a tanka or kund, is a traditional rainwater harvesting technique, common to the Thar desert region of Rajasthan, India.

Demography is the systematic study of population. The term is of Greek origin and is composed of the two words - demos (people) and graphein (describe), implying the description of people.

Demography studies the trends and processes associated with population including – changes in population size; patterns of births, deaths, and migration; and the structure and composition of the population, such as the relative proportions of women, men and different age groups.

Upland, which is not prone to flooding, is chosen by people to prevent damage to houses and loss of life. In low lying river basins, people prefer to settle on terraces and levees which are also known as 'dry points'. In tropical countries, people build their houses on stilts near marshy lands to protect themselves from floods, insects and animal pests.

The Neeru-Meeru (Water and You) programme, in Andhra Pradesh, and the Arvari Pani Sansad, in Alwar, Rajasthan, have taken up constructions of various water-harvesting structures such as percolation tanks, dug-out ponds (Johad), check dams, etc., through people's participation. Tamil Nadu has made water harvesting structures in the houses compulsory. No building can be constructed without making structures for water harvesting.

Indian culture and civilisation have been most sensitive to the issues of population, resource and development for a long time. It would not be incorrect to say that ancient scriptures were essentially concerned about the balance and harmony among the elements of nature.

HVJ stands for Hajira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur. It is India's first cross state gas pipeline. The project was started in 1986 after the incorporation of GAIL (India) Limited to supply gas to the fertiliser plants located in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

In India, certain states are heavily urbanised, while others have a large rural population. Goa is India's most urbanised state, with 62.17 percent of the population living in cities. It is followed by Kerala (47.7%) and Maharashtra (45.2%).

Quinary activities are services that focus on the creation, re-arrangement and interpretation of new and existing ideas; data interpretation and the use and evaluation of new technologies. The people involved in such activities are called gold collar professionals, officers, research scientists.

Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences, with a major focus on weather forecasting. Every farming activity such as ploughing harrowing, land preparation, weeding, irrigation, manuring, spraying, dusting, harvesting, threshing, storage and transport of farm produce are affected by weather.

Hence, reduced funding in meteorology affected the agricultural sector in India negatively.