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IX-Eco-Ch-2, People as a Resources, 1. What do you meant by Census? 2, Ans:- Census is the process by which the information relating to the number of people living in a country, , at a particular point of time. It is conducted every ten years in our country., , 2. What are the factors which determine the size of population? 2, Ans:-Birth rate, Death rate and Migration., 3. What does census collect besides counting the number of persons living ina country? 1, , Ans:-Census also collects many other details of social and economic life of the people., 4. Whatis Birth Rate? 1, , Ans:- Birth rate is the total number of live births per one thousand persons in a year., 5. What is Death Rate? 1, , Ans:- Death rate is the total number of deaths per one thousand persons ina year, 6. Whatis Migration? 1, , Ans: Migration means movement of people across regions and territories., 7. Give the difference between Internal and External migration. 2, , Ans:Internal Migration External Migration, , i) It is the movement of the people i) It is the movement of people from one, within the country. country to another., , ii) t does not change the size of iii) It affects the size of the population of, , population of the country. the country., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 8. What do you meant by human resources? 2, Ans:-Educated, well trained and healthy people are known as human resources as they are not only, beneficial for themselves or their families, they also play an important role in the development of the, society., , 9. Why do parents spend money in their children’s education? 1, Ans:- It is because, educated children become self-reliant and do not become a burden on parents in, their old age., , 10. How can people be converted into human resource? 1, Ans:-People can be converted into human resource by providing them good education, training and, health care facilities., , 11. When do people become a burden to the society? 1, Ans:- When people are illiterate, unskilled or sick, they become a burden to the society., , 12. Describe briefly the activities which will augment man’s productive capacity, leading towards human, resource development. 3, Ans:-(i) Health facilities and services including all that affect life expectancy, strength and stamina of, people. (ii) on-the- job training, including apprenticeship organized by firms, and (iii) formally education, at the elementary, secondary and higher levels., , eee, , 1mx3=3m, 2mx2=4m, Total = 7m